CVE-2012-3406

The vfprintf function in stdio-common/vfprintf.c in GNU C Library (aka glibc) 2.5, 2.12, and probably other versions does not "properly restrict the use of" the alloca function when allocating the SPECS array, which allows context-dependent attackers to bypass the FORTIFY_SOURCE format-string protection mechanism and cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted format string using positional parameters and a large number of format specifiers, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-3404 and CVE-2012-3405.
Configurations

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OR cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:enterprise_virtualization:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 01:40

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1097.html - () http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1097.html -
References () http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1098.html - () http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1098.html -
References () http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1185.html - () http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1185.html -
References () http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1200.html - () http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1200.html -
References () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/11/17 - () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/11/17 -
References () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1589-1 - () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1589-1 -
References () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/attachment.cgi?id=594722 - () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/attachment.cgi?id=594722 -
References () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=826943 - () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=826943 -
References () https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-04 - () https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-04 -

Information

Published : 2014-02-10 18:15

Updated : 2024-11-21 01:40


NVD link : CVE-2012-3406

Mitre link : CVE-2012-3406

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2012-3406


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Products Affected

canonical

  • ubuntu_linux

redhat

  • enterprise_linux
  • enterprise_virtualization

gnu

  • glibc
CWE
CWE-264

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