Buffer overflow in Gnu Glibc
CVE-2012-4424
Stack-based buffer overflow in string/strcoll_l.c in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.17 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long string that triggers a malloc failure and use of the alloca function.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.034 (87.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Gnu Glibc — versions 2.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MANDRIVA)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Patch)
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MANDRIVA)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2012-4424?
- CVE-2012-4424 is a vulnerability in Gnu Glibc, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2013-10-09.
- Is CVE-2012-4424 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.