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CVE-2012-2118

Format string vulnerability in the LogVHdrMessageVerb function in os/log.c in X.Org X11 1.11 allows attackers to cause a

Format string vulnerability in the LogVHdrMessageVerb function in os/log.c in X.Org X11 1.11 allows attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in an input device name.

HIGH · CVSS 10 EPSS 0.02146
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  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-20Improper Input Validation
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Affected Products & Versions

1
x.org x11all versions
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Scoring & Timeline

10
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secalert@redhat.com
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published to NVD18 May 2012 · 10:55 PM
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Vendor Advisories

1
usnUSN-1502-1
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References & Sources

5
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/10001/Patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/18/8
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/19/2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53150
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74930
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