Unscored severity · published Oct 9, 2013
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…
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CVSS
3.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.4% · higher than 89% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GL
Glibc · Gnu
through 2.17; 2.0; 2.0.1; 2.0.2; 2.0.3; 2.0.4; +20 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4424
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-4424
Exploit
http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14547
www.mandriva.com
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:283
www.mandriva.com
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:284
www.openwall.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/13/16
www.ubuntu.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1991-1
bugzilla.redhat.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=858238
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