CVE-2012-4412

N/A Unknown
Published: October 09, 2013 Modified: April 29, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153278/WAGO-852-Industrial-Managed-Switch-Series-Code-Execution-Hardcoded-Credentials.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/18
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/55113
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14547
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit Patch
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:283
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:284
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/07/9
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1991-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=855385
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/14
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-04
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153278/WAGO-852-Industrial-Managed-Switch-Series-Code-Execution-Hardcoded-Credentials.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/18
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/55113
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14547
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Patch
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:283
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:284
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/07/9
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1991-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=855385
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/14
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-04
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

22 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
18.7%
95th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-189

Affected Vendors

gnu

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