{"cve":"CVE-2012-5580","nvd":{"published":"2014-10-27T22:55:09.907","modified":"2026-06-16T23:47:02.740","status":"Modified","description":"Format string vulnerability in the print_proxies function in bin/proxy.c in libproxy 0.3.1 might allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a proxy name, as demonstrated using the http_proxy environment variable or a PAC file.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-94"],"references":["http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56712","https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=791086","https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=883100","https://code.google.com/p/libproxy/source/detail?r=475","https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80340"],"products":["libproxy_project:libproxy"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:34:45.729216538+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2012-5580","score":0.03129,"percentile":0.8787,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}