CVE-2022-40468
HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: September 19, 2022 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:01 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorTinyproxy
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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
Potential leak of left-over heap data if custom error page templates containing special non-standard variables are used. Tinyproxy commit 84f203f and earlier use uninitialized buffers in process_request() function.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v ≤ 1.11.1
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (6)
ExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/tinyproxy/tinyproxy/blob/84f203fb1c4733608c7283bbe794005a469c4b00/src/reqs.c#L346ExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/tinyproxy/tinyproxy/issues/457Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/09/msg00035.htmlCVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-1188
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