CVE-2012-2114

N/A Unknown
Published: August 31, 2012 Modified: April 29, 2026
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Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in fprintf in musl before 0.8.8 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long string to an unbuffered stream such as stderr.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53144
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.etalabs.net/musl/download.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/musl/2012/04/17/1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/18/5
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/18/6
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53144
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

10 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
2.4%
82th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

etalabs