VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2012-4424
Stack-based buffer 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 that triggers a…
MEDIUM 5.1EPSS 3.38%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (3.38%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Stack-based buffer 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 that triggers a malloc failure and use of the alloca function.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.1 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 3.38% probability · 88th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- gnu/glibc
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- 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/2012/09/13/16
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1991-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=858238
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-04
- 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/2012/09/13/16
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1991-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=858238
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-04
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.