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CVE-2012-2114
Stack-based buffer overflow in fprintf in musl before 0.8.8 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service…
High7.5EPSS 2.4%
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- redhat
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.4% · top 16% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (5)
- [musl] 20120417 musl security advisory #001: stack buffer overflow in vfprintf with long output (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20120418 Re: Stack-based buffer overflow in musl libc 0.8.7 and earlier (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20120418 Stack-based buffer overflow in musl libc 0.8.7 and earlier (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- http://www.etalabs.net/musl/download.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 53144 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
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