CVE-2012-3480

Published Aug 25, 2012

Last updated 2 years ago

Overview

Description: 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.
Source: secalert@redhat.com
NVD status: Modified

Hype score: Not currently trending

Risk scores

CVSS 2.0

Type: Primary
Base score: 4.6
Impact score: 6.4
Exploitability score: 3.9
Vector string: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov: CWE-189

Configurations

[
  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "negate": false,
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "CA4CFA8E-9892-4DDA-9DB2-581711E974A1"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References