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CVE-2012-2114

Stack-based buffer overflow in fprintf in musl before 0.8.8 and earlier allows context-dependent...

7.5 High

CVE-2012-2114 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Etalabs Musl, published August 31, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.43%, the 84th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

What does this mean?
Severity
7.5 HighCVSS 2.0, NVD
Exploit chance
2.43%EPSS, 84th percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
No fix listedNo source names one

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.

Exploit likelihood

2.43%Down 0.4 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

What each source reports

NVD Score used7.5

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.

Record
CVE-2012-2114
CVSS 2.0
7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

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.

Record
CVE-2012-2114
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-2116No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2012-2116
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xm6q-pww3-56gmNo score

Stack-based buffer overflow in fprintf in musl before 0.8.8 and earlier allows context-dependent...

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.

Record
GHSA-xm6q-pww3-56gm
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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