CVE-2012-0864
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
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.
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CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 6.8 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (glibc) | RHSA-2012:0393 | 2012-03-15 |
| RHEV Agents (VDSM) | RHSA-2012:0488 | 2012-04-17 |
| RHEV Hypervisor for RHEL-6 (rhev-hypervisor6) | RHSA-2012:0531 | 2012-04-30 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (glibc) | RHSA-2012:0397 | 2012-03-19 |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | glibc | Will not fix |
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