CVE-2012-3480

Multiple integer overflows in the (1) strtod, (2) strtof, (3) strtold, (4) strtod_l, and other unspecified "related functions" in stdlib in GNU C Library (aka…

published August 25, 2012

CVSS
—
EPSS
1%
Percentile
62.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Multiple integer overflows in the (1) strtod, (2) strtof, (3) strtold, (4) strtod_l, and other unspecified "related functions" in stdlib in GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.16 allow local users to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long string, which triggers a stack-based buffer overflow.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00993 · 62.0th percentile
Published
2012-08-25T10:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 25 AUG 10:00Z
    Multiple integer overflows in the (1) strtod, (2) strtof, (3) strtold, (4) strtod_l, and other unspecified "related functions" in stdlib in GNU C Library (aka…
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