CVE-2012-4424
Medium
Description
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.
SeverityMedium
CVSS5.1
Exploit probability—
Product
Gnu Glibc
PublishedOct 9, 2013
First seenOct 9, 2013
How to fix
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Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| gnu glibc | v ≤ 2.17, 2.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.0.3, 2.0.4, 2.0.5, 2.0.6, 2.1, 2.1.1, 2.1.1.6, 2.1.2, 2.1.3, 2.1.9, 2.10.1, 2.11, 2.11.1, 2.11.2, 2.11.3, 2.12.1, 2.12.2, 2.13, 2.14, 2.14.1, 2.15, 2.16 | — |
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