# CVE-2012-3505: Tinyproxy 1.8.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via (1) a large number of head

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2012-10-09 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Tinyproxy 1.8.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via (1) a large number of headers or (2) a large number of forged headers that trigger hash collisions predictably. bucket.

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## References

- https://banu.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=110
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/17/3
- https://banu.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=110#c2
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027412
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tinyproxy/+bug/1036985
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/18/1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51074
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2564
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=685281
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50278

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