| Name | CVE-2012-3480 |
| Description | 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-165-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 684889 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| glibc (PTS) | bullseye | 2.31-13+deb11u11 | fixed |
| bullseye (security) | 2.31-13+deb11u10 | fixed | |
| bookworm | 2.36-9+deb12u9 | fixed | |
| bookworm (security) | 2.36-9+deb12u7 | fixed | |
| sid, trixie | 2.40-4 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| eglibc | source | squeeze | 2.11.3-4+deb6u5 | DLA-165-1 | ||
| eglibc | source | (unstable) | 2.13-36 | 684889 | ||
| glibc | source | (unstable) | 2.13-36 |