CVE-2012-4412
Integer overflow in string/strcoll_l.c in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.17 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long string, which triggers a heap-based…
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Description
Integer overflow in string/strcoll_l.c in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.17 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long string, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 16.66% probability · 97th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-189
- Affected
- gnu/glibc
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153278/WAGO-852-Industrial-Managed-Switch-Series-Code-Execution-Hardcoded-Credentials.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/18
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55113
- http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14547Exploit, Patch
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:283
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:284
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/07/9
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1991-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=855385
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/14
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-04
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153278/WAGO-852-Industrial-Managed-Switch-Series-Code-Execution-Hardcoded-Credentials.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/18
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55113
- http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14547Exploit, Patch
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:283
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:284
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/07/9
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1991-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=855385
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/14
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-04
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.