DEBIAN-CVE-2012-3480

Advisory lineage Upstream: 1 Downstream: 1
Upstream
CVE-2012-3480
Downstream
DLA-165-1
Published: 25 Aug 2012, 10:29
Last modified:28 Apr 2026, 20:07

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
minimal
0/100
CVSS Score
No data
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

25 Aug 2012, 10:29
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
28 Apr 2026, 20:07
Last Modified
Vulnerability 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.

Affected Systems

  • debian•glibc

    < 2.13-36 | < 2.13-36 | < 2.13-36 | < 2.13-36

References (1)