CVE-2012-4412
EPSS 18.7%
Description
Integer 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, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
How to fix CVE-2012-4412
To remediate CVE-2012-4412, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/glibc—upgrade to 2.17-94 or later
Is CVE-2012-4412 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 18.7%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 2.17-94