GNU C Library up to 2.17 string/strcoll_l.c alloca memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in GNU C Library up to 2.17. The affected element is the function alloca of the file string/strcoll_l.c of the component C Library. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2012-4424. Furthermore, an exploit is available. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in GNU C Library up to 2.17 (Software Library). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is the function alloca of the file string/strcoll_l.c of the component C Library. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Stack-based buffer overflow in string/strcoll_l.c in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.17 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long string that triggers a malloc failure and use of the alloca function.

The weakness was published 09/06/2012 with Red Hat Security Response Team as Issue #2 as not defined mailinglist post (oss-sec). The advisory is available at seclists.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2012-4424 since 08/21/2012. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 69488 (Fedora 19 : glibc-2.17-14.fc19 (2013-15316)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 195942 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Eglibc Vulnerabilities (USN-1991-1)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at sourceware.org. A possible mitigation has been published 2 years after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (69488), SecurityFocus (BID 55543†), OSVDB (98143†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-41533†). Similar entry is available at VDB-10609. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 69488
Nessus Name: Fedora 19 : glibc-2.17-14.fc19 (2013-15316)
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OpenVAS ID: 866841
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for glibc FEDORA-2013-15053
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Patch: sourceware.org

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09/17/2013 +375 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gnu.org

Advisory: Issue #2
Organization: Red Hat Security Response Team
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-4424 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-4424
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-10610

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SecurityFocus: 55543 - GNU glibc 'strcoll()' Routine CVE-2012-4424 Stack Overflow Vulnerability
OSVDB: 98143
Vulnerability Center: 41533 - GNU glibc 2.16 \x27strcoll()\x27 Remote Stack Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability Allows Remote Code Execution, High

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/09/2013 10:05
Updated: 05/26/2021 10:11
Changes: 10/09/2013 10:05 (81), 05/11/2017 08:51 (6), 05/26/2021 10:11 (3)
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Committer: olku
Cache ID: 216:FF7:103

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