CVE-2012-2657 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the SQLDriverConnect function of unixODBC versions 2.0.10, 2.3.1, and earlier. A local attacker could trigger a denial of service by providing a long string to the FILEDSN option. While rated with a low CVSS score (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) indicating local access and low complexity, its exploitability is limited as it typically requires pre-existing access, potentially not crossing privilege boundaries. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:unixodbc:unixodbc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:unixodbc:unixodbc:2.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:unixodbc:unixodbc:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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