Numeric Errors Affecting eglibc package, versions <2.15-0ubuntu10.2


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.09% (40th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1204-EGLIBC-282808
  • published25 Aug 2012
  • disclosed25 Aug 2012

Introduced: 25 Aug 2012

CVE-2012-3480  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-189  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:12.04 eglibc to version 2.15-0ubuntu10.2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream eglibc package and not the eglibc package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:12.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

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