CVE-2012-4424

Stack-based buffer 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 that triggers a malloc failure and use of the alloca function.

CVSS v2.0 NVD

5.1 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS

3.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 89th percentile

Published

2013-10-09

Updated

2024-08-06

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14547

Security advisories

• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:283
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:284
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1991-1

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry