Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2012-3404 (CCN-80779)

Assigned:2012-07-11
Published:2012-07-11
Updated:2019-04-22
Summary:The vfprintf function in stdio-common/vfprintf.c in libc in GNU C Library (aka glibc) 2.12 and other versions does not properly calculate a buffer length, which allows context-dependent attackers to bypass the FORTIFY_SOURCE format-string protection mechanism and cause a denial of service (stack corruption and crash) via a format string that uses positional parameters and many format specifiers.
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:5.0 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
3.7 Low (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
5.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
3.7 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N/E:U/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)
5.0 Medium (REDHAT Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:U/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-189
Vulnerability Consequences:Bypass Security
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2012-3404

Source: REDHAT
Type: UNKNOWN
RHSA-2012:1098

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2012-1200
Moderate: rhev-hypervisor6 security and bug fix update

Source: REDHAT
Type: UNKNOWN
RHSA-2012:1200

Source: CCN
Type: SA51555
VMware ESXi glibc Multiple Vulnerabilities

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

Source: MLIST
Type: UNKNOWN
[oss-security] 20120711 Re: CVE request: glibc formatted printing vulnerabilities

Source: UBUNTU
Type: UNKNOWN
USN-1589-1

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

Source: CCN
Type: Red Hat Bugzilla Bug 833703
CVE-2012-3404 glibc: incorrect size calculation in formatted printing can lead to FORTIFY_SOURCE format string protection bypass

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=833703

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
glibc-fortifysource-sec-bypass(80779)

Source: GENTOO
Type: UNKNOWN
GLSA-201503-04

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Exploit, Patch
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12445

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:gnu:glibc:2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_virtualization:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • 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 CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:gnu:glibc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3::ws:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:vmware:esxi:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:20123404
    V
    		CVE-2012-3404
    2022-05-20
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:18163
    P
    		USN-1589-1 -- eglibc, glibc vulnerabilities
    2014-06-30
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:18234
    P
    		USN-1589-2 -- glibc regression
    2014-06-30
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:23014
    P
    		ELSA-2012:1098: glibc security and bug fix update (Moderate)
    2014-05-26
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:21252
    P
    		RHSA-2012:1098: glibc security and bug fix update (Moderate)
    2014-02-24
    oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20123404000
    V
    		CVE-2012-3404 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - medium.
    2014-02-10
    oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20121098
    P
    		RHSA-2012:1098: glibc security and bug fix update (Moderate)
    2012-07-18
    BACK
    gnu glibc 2.12
    redhat enterprise virtualization 3.0
    canonical ubuntu linux 8.04 -
    canonical ubuntu linux 10.04 -
    canonical ubuntu linux 11.04
    canonical ubuntu linux 11.10
    canonical ubuntu linux 12.04 -
    redhat enterprise linux 6.0
    gnu glibc *
    redhat enterprise linux 3
    vmware esxi 5.0