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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cve-icon MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2012-08-25T10:00:00

Updated: 2017-06-30T16:57:01

Reserved: 2012-06-14T00:00:00


Link: CVE-2012-3480

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Modified

Published: 2012-08-25T10:29:51.770

Modified: 2023-02-13T03:28:28.790


Link: CVE-2012-3480

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