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CVE-2012-4412
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…
High7.5EPSS 17.5%
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- redhat
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.
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)
- 17.5% · top 2.9% of all CVEs (3 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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References (11)
- 55113 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=855385 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- USN-1991-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- MDVSA-2013:284 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14547 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20130907 CVE Request -- glibc: strcoll() integer overflow leading to buffer overflow + another alloca() stack overflow issue (upstream #14547 && #14552) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- GLSA-201503-04 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- MDVSA-2013:283 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- 20190612 SEC Consult SA-20190612-0 :: Multiple vulnerabilities in WAGO 852 Industrial Managed Switch Series (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- 20190613 SEC Consult SA-20190612-0 :: Multiple vulnerabilities in WAGO 852 Industrial Managed Switch Series (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153278/WAGO-852-Industrial-Managed-Switch-Series-Code-Execution-Hardcoded-Credentials.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
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- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
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