4.6

CVE-2012-3480: gnu glibc Numeric Errors

Modified
AliasesRHSA-2012:1207RHSA-2012:1208DEBIAN-CVE-2012-3480
Published 25-08-2012Last modified 06-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2012-3480 is a medium (CVSS 4.6) Numeric Errors vulnerability in gnu glibc. EPSS estimates a 0.99% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 62.6% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Priority
Prioritiseweaponized exploit

Weaponized exploit (exploit-database, 13-08-2012)

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
4.6/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.99%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits1exploit-database

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2
DLA-165-1RHSA-2012:1325

Timeline

  1. 25-08-2012
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Multiple integer overflows in the (1) strtod, (2) strtof, (3) strtold, (4) strtod_l, and other unspecified "related functions" in stdlib in GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.16 allow local users to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long string, which triggers a stack-based buffer overflow.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.99%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

63%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.99% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

1 found
  • exploit-databaselocallinuxVerified

    GNU glibc - Multiple Local Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities

    Maturity: weaponized

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Redhat9 products
  • glibc< 0:2.5-81.el5_8.7 | < 0:2.12-1.80.el6_3.5
  • glibc-common< 0:2.5-81.el5_8.7 | < 0:2.12-1.80.el6_3.5
  • glibc-debuginfo< 0:2.5-81.el5_8.7 | < 0:2.12-1.80.el6_3.5
  • glibc-debuginfo-common< 0:2.5-81.el5_8.7 | < 0:2.12-1.80.el6_3.5
  • glibc-devel< 0:2.5-81.el5_8.7 | < 0:2.12-1.80.el6_3.5
Debian1 product
  • glibc< 2.13-36
Gnu1 product

3 vendors · 11 products

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