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DEBIAN-CVE-2012-3480

DEBIAN-CVE-2012-3480 PUBLISHED CVSS 8.600000381469727 HIGH

Multiple integer overflows in the (1) strtod, (2) strtof, (3) strtold, (4) strtod_l, and other unspecified "related functions" in stdlib in GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.16 allow local users to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long string, which triggers a stack-based buffer overflow.

Risk Scores

CVSS v4.0
8.600000381469727
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:13glibc0, 0, 0
Debian:12glibc0, 0, 0
Debian:14glibc0, 0, 0
Debian:11glibc0, 0, 0

Timeline

  • Aug 25, 2012 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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