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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 denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in an input device name.

Published

2012-05-18T22:55:03.093

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 10.0 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-20

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	x.org	x11	1.11	Yes

References

http://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/10001/ Patch ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/18/8 ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/19/2 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53150 ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74930 ([email protected])
http://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/10001/ Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/18/8 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/19/2 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53150 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74930 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)