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TI-2012-00799 Aliases CVE-2012-0864GHSA-x2p4-f3vf-gwp3

Integer overflow in the vfprintf function in stdio-common/vfprintf.c in glibc 2.14 and…

Priority LOW 35CWE-189Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 11 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-189 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Integer overflow in the vfprintf function in stdio-common/vfprintf.c in glibc 2.14 and other versions allows context-dependent attackers to bypass the FORTIFY_SOURCE protection mechanism, conduct format string attacks, and write to arbitrary memory via a large number of arguments.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02717 86th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Partial Red Hat: 3 advisoriesRed Hat: 11 fixed, 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.14VulnerableGNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.14 Vulnerable ·GNU

Remediation

Red Hat 3 advisories

  • RHSA-2012:0531 Released 2012-04-30 · Red Hat rating Important
    rhev-hypervisor6 security and bug fix update
    • RHEV Hypervisor for RHEL-6 rhev-hypervisor6-6.2-20120423.1.el6_2, rhev-hypervisor6-tools-6.2-20120423.1.el6_2
  • RHSA-2012:0397 Released 2012-03-19 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    glibc security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) glibc-2.5-81.el5_8.1, glibc-2.5-81.el5_8.1.i386, glibc-2.5-81.el5_8.1.ia64 +21
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) glibc-2.5-81.el5_8.1, glibc-2.5-81.el5_8.1.i386, glibc-common-2.5-81.el5_8.1 +9
  • RHSA-2012:0393 Released 2012-03-15 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    glibc security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) glibc-2.12-1.47.el6_2.9, glibc-common-2.12-1.47.el6_2.9, glibc-devel-2.12-1.47.el6_2.9 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) glibc-2.12-1.47.el6_2.9, glibc-static-2.12-1.47.el6_2.9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) glibc-2.12-1.47.el6_2.9, glibc-common-2.12-1.47.el6_2.9, glibc-devel-2.12-1.47.el6_2.9 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) glibc-2.12-1.47.el6_2.9, glibc-static-2.12-1.47.el6_2.9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) glibc-2.12-1.47.el6_2.9, glibc-2.12-1.47.el6_2.9.ppc, glibc-common-2.12-1.47.el6_2.9 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) glibc-2.12-1.47.el6_2.9, glibc-static-2.12-1.47.el6_2.9, glibc-static-2.12-1.47.el6_2.9.ppc
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) glibc-2.12-1.47.el6_2.9, glibc-common-2.12-1.47.el6_2.9, glibc-devel-2.12-1.47.el6_2.9 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) glibc-2.12-1.47.el6_2.9, glibc-static-2.12-1.47.el6_2.9

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
RHEV Hypervisor for RHEL-6Fixed RHSA-2012:0531
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2012:0397
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2012:0397
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:0393
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:0393
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:0393
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:0393
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:0393
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:0393
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:0393
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:0393

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-0864
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x2p4-f3vf-gwp3

References

Exploit 2

Advisory 4

Other 2

  • TI-2023-04522 Glibc: buffer overflow in ld.so leading to privilege escalation KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2015-00205 Heap-based buffer overflow in the __nss_hostname_digits_dots function in glibc 2.2, and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2026-04772 scanf %mc off-by-one heap buffer overflow CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-07360 The deprecated compatibility function clnt_create in the sunrpc module of the GNU C… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-07359 The deprecated compatibility function svcunix_create in the sunrpc module of the GNU C… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2015-06274 Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the (1) send_dg and (2) send_vc functions in the… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
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