CVE-2012-4412

Public Exploit

Description

Integer 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, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 28.87% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/55113 third party advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=855385
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1991-1 vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:284 vendor advisory
http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14547 patch exploit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/07/9 mailing list
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-04 vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:283 vendor advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/18 mailing list
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/14 mailing list
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153278/WAGO-852-Industrial-Managed-Switch-Series-Code-Execution-Hardcoded-Credentials.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-4412?
CVE-2012-4412 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-4412?
To fix CVE-2012-4412, 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-2012-4412 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-4412 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~29% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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