CVE-2012-3480

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.

Category

4.6
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.24%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/13/4 mailing list
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-August/085190.html vendor advisory
http://osvdb.org/84710 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54982 vdb entry
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/13/6 mailing list
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1325.html vendor advisory
http://sourceware.org/ml/libc-alpha/2012-08/msg00202.html mailing list
http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14459
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1262.html vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-04 vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1207.html vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027374 vdb entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1589-1 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/50201 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/50422 third party advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1208.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-3480?
CVE-2012-3480 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-3480?
To fix CVE-2012-3480, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2012-3480 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2012-3480 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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