CVE-2012-3480

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.
Configurations

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cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Information

Published : 2012-08-25 10:29

Updated : 2024-02-28 12:00


NVD link : CVE-2012-3480

Mitre link : CVE-2012-3480

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2012-3480


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Products Affected

gnu

  • glibc
CWE
CWE-189

Numeric Errors