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.

CVSS v2.0

4.6 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS

0.99% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 60th percentile

Published

2012-08-25

Updated

2024-08-06

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37631

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2012-3456
• CVE-2012-3483
• CVE-2012-3450
• CVE-2012-3485
• CVE-2012-3448
• CVE-2012-3508