CVE-2012-0864

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 3
Modified
Published: 02 May 2013, 14:00
Last modified:06 Aug 2024, 18:38

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
38/100
CVSS Score
6.8 MEDIUM
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
3.04% LOW
3% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
3 found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

02 May 2013, 14:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
06 Aug 2024, 18:38
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

Integer overflow in the vfprintf function in stdio-common/vfprintf.c in glibc 2.14 and other versions allows context-dependent attackers to bypass the FORTIFY_SOURCE protection mechanism, conduct format string attacks, and write to arbitrary memory via a large number of arguments.

CVSS Metrics

  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 6.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 3.04%• Percentile: 87%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-189•Numeric Errors

    Weaknesses in this category are related to improper calculation or conversion of numbers.

Affected Systems

  • gnu•glibc

    2.14

References (9)