CVE-2012-3406 describes a vulnerability in the vfprintf function of GNU C Library (glibc) versions 2.5 and 2.12, affecting products from Canonical, GNU, and Red Hat. This flaw allows attackers to bypass FORTIFY_SOURCE protections and potentially cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code through crafted format strings. With a CVSS score of 6.8, this vulnerability has a medium attack complexity and can lead to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:enterprise_virtualization:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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