xorg-x11-server: Input device name logging format string flaw
Published May 18, 2012
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.66%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
xorg-x11-server
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
xorg-x11-server
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | xorg-x11-server | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | xorg-x11-server | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat does not consider crash of end user application such as xorg-x11-server caused by local user actions to be a security flaw.
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.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.66% (0.02659) | 85.16th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.69% (0.02689) | 83.87th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.15% (0.02146) | 82.70th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 4.31% (0.04306) | 81.12th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.56% (0.01561) | 80.21th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.98% (0.01979) | 89.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 12, 2023 | 1.98% (0.01979) | 87.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.09% (0.02086) | 87.31th | 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) |
References (9)
- http://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/10001/ x_refsource_MISCPatch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/18/8 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/19/2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53150 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2118 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=814126 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74930 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2118
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-2118
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/10001/ | x_refsource_MISCPatch | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/18/8 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/19/2 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53150 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2118 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=814126 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74930 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2118 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-2118 |
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