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CVE-2012-3480

Multiple integer overflows in the (1) strtod, (2) strtof, (3) strtold, (4) strtod_l, and other unspecified "related functions" in stdlib…

Medium4.6EPSS 0.99%
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Description

Multiple integer overflows in the (1) strtod, (2) strtof, (3) strtold, (4) strtod_l, and other unspecified "related functions" in stdlib in GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.16 allow local users to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long string, which triggers a stack-based buffer overflow.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2012-3480, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
NVDNVD · Modified2.0Medium4.6AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
0.99% · top 37% 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: Medium 4.6.

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