The vfprintf function in stdio-common/vfprintf.c in libc in GNU C Library (aka glibc) 2.12 and other versions does not properly calculate a buffer length, which allows context-dependent attackers to bypass the FORTIFY_SOURCE format-string protection mechanism and cause a denial of service (stack corruption and crash) via a format string that uses positional parameters and many format specifiers.
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DSA-3169-1 | eglibc security update |
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EUVD-2012-3375 | The vfprintf function in stdio-common/vfprintf.c in libc in GNU C Library (aka glibc) 2.12 and other versions does not properly calculate a buffer length, which allows context-dependent attackers to bypass the FORTIFY_SOURCE format-string protection mechanism and cause a denial of service (stack corruption and crash) via a format string that uses positional parameters and many format specifiers. |
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USN-1589-1 | GNU C Library vulnerabilities |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T20:05:12.567Z
Reserved: 2012-06-14T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2012-3404

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2014-02-10T18:15:10.013
Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963
Link: CVE-2012-3404


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