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CVE-2012-2118
Format string vulnerability in the LogVHdrMessageVerb function in os/log.c in X.Org X11 1.11 allows attackers to cause a denial of service…
High10.0EPSS 2.7%
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- Updated
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- redhat
Description
Format string vulnerability in the LogVHdrMessageVerb function in os/log.c in X.Org X11 1.11 allows attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in an input device name.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.7% · top 14% 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 10.0.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (5)
- 53150 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- xorg-input-device-format-string(74930) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- http://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/10001/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20120418 Re: CVE request: Xorg input device format string flaw (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20120418 CVE request: Xorg input device format string flaw (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
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