CVE-2012-0864

Medium

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.

SeverityMedium
CVSS6.8
Exploit probability—
ProductGnu Glibc
PublishedMay 2, 2013
First seenMay 2, 2013

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

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ProductAffected versionsFixed in
gnu glibc2.14—

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