CVE-2012-0864
Published: 23 February 2012
Integer overflow in the vfprintf function in stdio-common/vfprintf.c in glibc 2.14 and other versions allows context-dependent attackers to bypass the FORTIFY_SOURCE protection mechanism, conduct format string attacks, and write to arbitrary memory via a large number of arguments.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| jdstrand |
proposed patch in upstream bug. Not approved yet |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
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eglibc
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
hardy |
Does not exist
|
| lucid |
Released
(2.11.1-0ubuntu7.10)
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| maverick |
Released
(2.12.1-0ubuntu10.4)
|
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| natty |
Released
(2.13-0ubuntu13.1)
|
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| oneiric |
Released
(2.13-20ubuntu5.1)
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
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glibc
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
hardy |
Released
(2.7-10ubuntu8.1)
|
| lucid |
Does not exist
|
|
| maverick |
Does not exist
|
|
| natty |
Does not exist
|
|
| oneiric |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
|
Patches:
upstream: http://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git;a=commitdiff;h=7c1f4834d398163d1ac8101e35e9c36fc3176e6e |
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