CVE-2012-0864
glibc Format String Attack Integer Overflow
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.
INFO
Published Date :
May 2, 2013, 2:55 p.m.
Last Modified :
Feb. 13, 2023, 3:28 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
6.4
Exploitability Score :
8.6
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 13, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description CVE-2012-0864 glibc: FORTIFY_SOURCE format string protection bypass via "nargs" integer overflow 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. Removed CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:0393 [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:0397 [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:0488 [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:0531 [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-0864 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 02, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed 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. CVE-2012-0864 glibc: FORTIFY_SOURCE format string protection bypass via "nargs" integer overflow Added CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Removed Reference http://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git;a=commitdiff;h=7c1f4834d398163d1ac8101e35e9c36fc3176e6e [Exploit, Patch] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:0393 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:0397 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=7c1f4834d398163d1ac8101e35e9c36fc3176e6e [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:0531 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:0488 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-0864 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
May. 03, 2013
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2012-0864
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
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1.24 }} -0.06%
score
0.85742
percentile