Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in string/strcoll_l.c in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.17 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long string that triggers a malloc failure and use of the alloca function.
Published: 2013-10-09
Score: 5.1 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-165-1 eglibc security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-350-1 eglibc security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-4359 Stack-based buffer overflow in string/strcoll_l.c in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.17 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long string that triggers a malloc failure and use of the alloca function.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1991-1 GNU C Library vulnerabilities
History

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T20:35:09.734Z

Reserved: 2012-08-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-4424

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2013-10-09T22:55:02.587

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2012-4424

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2012-09-06T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2012-4424 - Bugzilla

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