SB2013050206 - Input validation error in GNU Glibc

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SB2013050206 - Input validation error in GNU Glibc

Published: May 2, 2013 Updated: August 11, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2013050206
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-0864)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.

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.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References