CVE-2012-2114

Published: Aug 31, 2012Modified: Apr 29, 2026

7.5

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 6.4

Source: NVD

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in fprintf in musl before 0.8.8 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long string to an unbuffered stream such as stderr.

Affected (1)

Products: Etalabs: Musl

Etalabs

1 product

Musl

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Etalabs Musl	Up to 0.8.8

Related CWEs

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (10)

http://www.etalabs.net/musl/download.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.openwall.com/lists/musl/2012/04/17/1

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/18/5

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/18/6

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53144

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.etalabs.net/musl/download.html