--- title: "CVE-2012-0465\n | Ubuntu" description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the desktop, to the cloud, to all your internet connected things. url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-0465?format=md keywords: index, follow --- # CVE-2012-0465 Publication date 27 April 2012 Last updated 24 July 2024 --- Ubuntu priority **Medium** [Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority ) Toggle side navigation ## Description Bugzilla 3.5.x and 3.6.x before 3.6.9, 3.7.x and 4.0.x before 4.0.6, and 4.1.x and 4.2.x before 4.2.1, when the inbound\_proxies option is enabled, does not properly validate the X-Forwarded-For HTTP header, which allows remote attackers to bypass the lockout policy via a series of authentication requests with (1) different IP address strings in this header or (2) a long string in this header. ## Status Show unmaintained releases | Package | Ubuntu Release | Status | | --- | --- | --- | | bugzilla | 13.10 saucy | Not in release | | 13.04 raring | Not in release | | 12.10 quantal | Not in release | | 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release | | 11.10 oneiric | Ignored end of life | | 11.04 natty | Ignored end of life | | 10.04 LTS lucid | Ignored end of life | | 8.04 LTS hardy | Ignored end of life | --- * [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security) * [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses) ## References * [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-0465) * [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0465) * [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2012-0465) * [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-0465) ### Other references * * *