CVE-2012-2114 describes a stack-based buffer overflow in the fprintf function of musl versions prior to 0.8.8. This vulnerability allows attackers to trigger a denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary code by supplying a long string to an unbuffered stream. With a CVSS score of 7.5, it is considered highly severe, requiring no authentication and having low attack complexity, with potential impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code in Metasploit or ExploitDB, nor significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.8.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:etalabs:musl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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