CVE-2012-4412 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 16.7% (pctl 97)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Integer 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, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 16.67% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-189 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2013-10-09 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| gnu | glibc |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | GNU glibc - 'strcoll()' Routine Integer Overflow | 2012-09-07 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153278/WAGO-852-Industrial-Managed-Switch-Series-Code-Execution-Hardcoded-Credentials.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/18
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55113
- http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14547
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:283
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:284
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/07/9
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1991-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=855385
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/14
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-04
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153278/WAGO-852-Industrial-Managed-Switch-Series-Code-Execution-Hardcoded-Credentials.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/18
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55113
- http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14547
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:283
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:284
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/07/9
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1991-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=855385
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