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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

AuthorNote
jdstrand
proposed patch in upstream bug. Not approved yet

Priority

Low

Status

Package Release Status
glibc
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream Needs triage

hardy
Released (2.7-10ubuntu8.1)
lucid Does not exist

maverick Does not exist

natty Does not exist

oneiric Does not exist

Patches:
upstream: http://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git;a=commitdiff;h=7c1f4834d398163d1ac8101e35e9c36fc3176e6e
eglibc
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream Needs triage

hardy Does not exist

lucid
Released (2.11.1-0ubuntu7.10)
maverick
Released (2.12.1-0ubuntu10.4)
natty
Released (2.13-0ubuntu13.1)
oneiric
Released (2.13-20ubuntu5.1)