Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2012-0864 (CCN-73547)

Assigned:2010-11-17
Published:2010-11-17
Updated:2023-02-13
Summary: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.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:6.8 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
5.3 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
5.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
3.9 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
6.8 Medium (REDHAT CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
5.3 Medium (REDHAT Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-190
Vulnerability Consequences:Bypass Security
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2012-0864

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2012-0393
Moderate: glibc security and bug fix update

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2012-0397
Moderate: glibc security update

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2012-0488
Important: rhev-hypervisor5 security and bug fix update

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2012-0531
Important: rhev-hypervisor6 security and bug fix update

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: CCN
Type: SA51555
VMware ESXi glibc Multiple Vulnerabilities

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: Exploit
secalert@redhat.com

Source: CCN
Type: GNU C Library Web page
GNU C Library

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 79705
GNU C Library (glibc) Format String Protection Bypass nargs Parsing Overflow

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 80719
GNU C Library (glibc) vfprintf() Implementation FORTIFY_SOURCE Function Local Overflow

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: Exploit
secalert@redhat.com

Source: CCN
Type: BID-52201
GNU glibc 'nargs' Integer Overflow Security Bypass Vulnerability

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: Exploit
secalert@redhat.com

Source: CCN
Type: VMSA-2012-0018
VMware security updates for vCSA and ESXi

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: CCN
Type: Red Hat Bugzilla Bug 794797
CVE-2012-0864 glibc: F_S format string protection bypass via "nargs" integer overflow [fedora-all]

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
glibc-nargs-security-bypass(73547)

Source: CCN
Type: Packet Storm Security [05-01-2013]
sudo 1.8.3p1 Local Root

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration RedHat 1:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • Configuration RedHat 2:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6::client:*:*:*:*:*
    • Configuration RedHat 3:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode:*:*:*:*:*
    • Configuration RedHat 4:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6::server:*:*:*:*:*
    • Configuration RedHat 5:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation:*:*:*:*:*
    • Configuration RedHat 6:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • Configuration RedHat 7:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5::client:*:*:*:*:*
    • Configuration RedHat 8:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5::server:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:gnu:glibc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::ws:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:client:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6:*:server:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6:*:workstation:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_virtualization:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:vmware:esxi:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:20120864
    V
    		CVE-2012-0864
    2023-04-22
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:25222
    P
    		SUSE-SU-2013:1287-1 -- Security update for glibc
    2014-09-08
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:22667
    P
    		ELSA-2012:0397: glibc security update (Moderate)
    2014-07-21
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15237
    P
    		USN-1396-1 -- GNU C Library vulnerabilities
    2014-06-30
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:23853
    P
    		ELSA-2012:0393: glibc security and bug fix update (Moderate)
    2014-05-26
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:21353
    P
    		RHSA-2012:0397: glibc security update (Moderate)
    2014-02-24
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:21459
    P
    		RHSA-2012:0393: glibc security and bug fix update (Moderate)
    2014-02-24
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:20458
    V
    		VMware vSphere and vCOps updates to third party libraries
    2014-01-20
    oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20120397
    P
    		RHSA-2012:0397: glibc security update (Moderate)
    2012-03-19
    oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20120393
    P
    		RHSA-2012:0393: glibc security and bug fix update (Moderate)
    2012-03-15
    BACK
    gnu glibc *
    redhat enterprise linux 4
    redhat enterprise linux 5
    redhat enterprise linux 5
    redhat enterprise linux 6
    redhat enterprise linux 6
    redhat enterprise linux desktop 6
    redhat enterprise linux hpc node 6
    redhat enterprise virtualization 2.2
    vmware esxi 5.0