VDB
CVE-2012-2118
CVE-2012-2118
PUBLISHED
CVSS 10 CRITICAL
Format string vulnerability in the LogVHdrMessageVerb function in os/log.c in X.Org X11 1.11 allows attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in an input device name.
EPSS 2.66% · 85.6th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 2.0
10
EPSS Score
2.66%
85.6th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
| x.org | x11 | 1.11 |
Timeline
- Apr 18, 2012 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 21, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 5, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 28, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 11, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 5, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 20, 2023 EPSS Score
- Sep 11, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- [oss-security] 20120418 Re: CVE request: Xorg input device format string flaw mailing-list
- [oss-security] 20120418 CVE request: Xorg input device format string flaw mailing-list
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2118 advisory
- http://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/10001 url
- http://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/10001/ patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53150 technical
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74930 technical