Vulnerability Details : CVE-2012-2114
Stack-based buffer overflow in fprintf in musl before 0.8.8 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long string to an unbuffered stream such as stderr.
Vulnerability category: OverflowExecute codeDenial of service
Products affected by CVE-2012-2114
- cpe:2.3:a:etalabs:musl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-2114
1.15%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 83 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2012-2114
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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7.5
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HIGH | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
10.0
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6.4
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2012-2114
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The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2012-2114
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53144
musl libc Remote Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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http://www.etalabs.net/musl/download.html
musl - Download
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/18/6
oss-security - Re: Stack-based buffer overflow in musl libc 0.8.7 and earlier
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/18/5
oss-security - Stack-based buffer overflow in musl libc 0.8.7 and earlier
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/musl/2012/04/17/1
musl - musl security advisory #001: stack buffer overflow in vfprintf with long output
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