HIGH
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
Published Aug 31, 2012
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.43%
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 products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.43% 0.02433
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02433
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.43% (0.02433) | 83.68th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.43% (0.02433) | 82.07th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.03% (0.01028) | 75.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.15% (0.01154) | 85.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 25, 2023 | 1.15% (0.01154) | 83.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.22% (0.01217) | 83.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.79% (0.02791) | 83.03th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.79% (0.02791) | 81.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.79% (0.02791) | 63.84th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (5)
- http://www.etalabs.net/musl/download.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/musl/2012/04/17/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/18/5 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/18/6 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53144 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.etalabs.net/musl/download.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/musl/2012/04/17/1 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/18/5 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/18/6 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53144 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Aug 31, 2012
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Apr 4, 2012
Link CVE-2012-2114
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a