traverse_http (int print_fd, int sok, char *serverAddr, int port)
{
	char buf[512];
	char auth_data[256];
	char auth_data2[252];
	int n, n2;

	n = snprintf (buf, sizeof (buf), "CONNECT %s:%d HTTP/1.0\r\n",
					  serverAddr, port);
	if (prefs.hex_net_proxy_auth)
	{
		n2 = snprintf (auth_data2, sizeof (auth_data2), "%s:%s",
							prefs.hex_net_proxy_user, prefs.hex_net_proxy_pass);
		base64_encode (auth_data, auth_data2, n2);
		n += snprintf (buf+n, sizeof (buf)-n, "Proxy-Authorization: Basic %s\r\n", auth_data);
	}
	n += snprintf (buf+n, sizeof (buf)-n, "\r\n");
	send (sok, buf, n, 0);

	n = http_read_line (print_fd, sok, buf, sizeof (buf));
	/* "HTTP/1.0 200 OK" */
	if (n < 12)
		return 1;
	if (memcmp (buf, "HTTP/", 5) || memcmp (buf + 9, "200", 3))
		return 1;
	while (1)
	{
		/* read until blank line */
		n = http_read_line (print_fd, sok, buf, sizeof (buf));
		if (n < 1 || (n == 1 && buf[0] == '\n'))
			break;
	}
	return 0;
}

This weakness pertains to the use of cryptographic functions that are weak, misconfigured, or outdated, which undermines the intended protection of encrypted data and communications.