Vulnerability in GNU Glibc
CVE-2012-3480
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.6 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.010 (61.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 61st percentile — 61.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- GNU Glibc — versions 2.16
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/13/4 (mailing-list)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-August/085190.html (vendor-advisory)
- osvdb.org/84710 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/54982 (vdb-entry)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/13/6 (mailing-list)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1325.html (vendor-advisory)
- sourceware.org/ml/libc-alpha/2012-08/msg00202.html (mailing-list)
- sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1262.html (vendor-advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-04 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2012-3480?
- CVE-2012-3480 is a vulnerability in GNU Glibc, classified under CWE-189. Published 2012-08-25.
- Is CVE-2012-3480 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.