CVE-2012-3480
EPSS 0.29%
Description
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.
How to fix CVE-2012-3480
To remediate CVE-2012-3480, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/glibc—upgrade to 2.13-36 or later
Is CVE-2012-3480 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.3%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 2.13-36