Upstream information

CVE-2012-3480 at MITRE

Description

Multiple integer overflows in the (1) strtod, (2) strtof, (3) strtold, (4) strtod_l, and other unspecified "related functions" in stdlib in GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.16 allow local users to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long string, which triggers a stack-based buffer overflow.

SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Resolved

This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.

CVSS v2 Scores
CVSS detail National Vulnerability Database
Base Score 4.6
Vector AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial

Note from the SUSE Security Team

This issue affects all SUSE Linux and openSUSE versions. Fixes are in preparation and will be rolled into a future glibc update, pending upstream acceptance. Exploitability is restricted to local attackers and unlikely.

SUSE Bugzilla entries: 775690 [RESOLVED / FIXED], 826666 [RESOLVED / FIXED], 968660 [NEW]

SUSE Security Advisories:

List of released packages

Product(s) Fixed package version(s) References
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2
  • glibc >= 2.11.3-17.43.1
  • glibc-32bit >= 2.11.3-17.43.1
  • glibc-devel >= 2.11.3-17.43.1
  • glibc-devel-32bit >= 2.11.3-17.43.1
  • glibc-html >= 2.11.3-17.43.1
  • glibc-i18ndata >= 2.11.3-17.43.1
  • glibc-info >= 2.11.3-17.43.1
  • glibc-locale >= 2.11.3-17.43.1
  • glibc-locale-32bit >= 2.11.3-17.43.1
  • nscd >= 2.11.3-17.43.1
 Patchnames:
sdksp2-glibc
sledsp2-glibc
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1-LTSS
  • glibc >= 2.11.1-0.50.1
  • glibc-32bit >= 2.11.1-0.50.1
  • glibc-devel >= 2.11.1-0.50.1
  • glibc-devel-32bit >= 2.11.1-0.50.1
  • glibc-html >= 2.11.1-0.50.1
  • glibc-i18ndata >= 2.11.1-0.50.1
  • glibc-info >= 2.11.1-0.50.1
  • glibc-locale >= 2.11.1-0.50.1
  • glibc-locale-32bit >= 2.11.1-0.50.1
  • glibc-profile >= 2.11.1-0.50.1
  • glibc-profile-32bit >= 2.11.1-0.50.1
  • nscd >= 2.11.1-0.50.1
 Patchnames:
slessp1-glibc
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP2
  • glibc >= 2.11.3-17.43.1
  • glibc-32bit >= 2.11.3-17.45.53.1
  • glibc-devel >= 2.11.3-17.43.1
  • glibc-devel-32bit >= 2.11.3-17.45.53.1
  • glibc-html >= 2.11.3-17.43.1
  • glibc-i18ndata >= 2.11.3-17.43.1
  • glibc-info >= 2.11.3-17.43.1
  • glibc-locale >= 2.11.3-17.43.1
  • glibc-locale-32bit >= 2.11.3-17.45.53.1
  • glibc-locale-x86 >= 2.11.3-17.45.49.1
  • glibc-profile >= 2.11.3-17.43.1
  • glibc-profile-32bit >= 2.11.3-17.45.53.1
  • glibc-profile-x86 >= 2.11.3-17.45.49.1
  • glibc-x86 >= 2.11.3-17.45.49.1
  • nscd >= 2.11.3-17.43.1
 Patchnames:
sdksp2-glibc
slessp2-glibc
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2
  • glibc-html >= 2.11.3-17.43.1
  • glibc-info >= 2.11.3-17.43.1
 Patchnames:
sdksp2-glibc

Status of this issue by product and package

Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.

Product(s) Source package State
Products under general support and receiving all security fixes.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 glibc Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 glibc Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 glibc Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 glibc Not affected
Products under Long Term Service Pack support and receiving important and critical security fixes.
SLES15-SP3-CHOST-BYOS-Aliyun glibc Not affected
SLES15-SP3-CHOST-BYOS-Azure glibc Not affected
SLES15-SP3-CHOST-BYOS-EC2 glibc Not affected
SLES15-SP3-CHOST-BYOS-GCE glibc Not affected
SLES15-SP3-CHOST-BYOS-SAP-CCloud glibc Not affected
SLES15-SP4-CHOST-BYOS glibc Not affected
SLES15-SP4-CHOST-BYOS-Aliyun glibc Not affected
SLES15-SP4-CHOST-BYOS-Azure glibc Not affected
SLES15-SP4-CHOST-BYOS-EC2 glibc Not affected
SLES15-SP4-CHOST-BYOS-GCE glibc Not affected
SLES15-SP4-CHOST-BYOS-SAP-CCloud glibc Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4 glibc Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS glibc Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5 glibc Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-LTSS glibc Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP4 glibc Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP5 glibc Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP4 glibc Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP5 glibc Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS EXTREME CORE glibc Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 glibc Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4-LTSS glibc Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 glibc Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5-LTSS glibc Not affected
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 glibc Not affected
SUSE Manager Proxy LTS 4.3 glibc Not affected
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3 glibc Not affected
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server LTS 4.3 glibc Not affected
SUSE Manager Server 4.3 glibc Not affected
SUSE Manager Server LTS 4.3 glibc Not affected
Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore.
SLES for SAP Applications 11 SP2 glibc Released
SLES for SAP Applications 11 SP3 glibc Unsupported
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 glibc Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1 glibc Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 glibc Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 glibc Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4 glibc Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP3 glibc Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4 glibc Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5 glibc Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for SAP Enterprise Search glibc Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3 glibc Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-ESPOS glibc Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS glibc Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS glibc Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-ESPOS glibc Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1 glibc Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP3 glibc Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP3 glibc Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy 15 SP3 glibc Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3 glibc Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP3 glibc Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP4 glibc Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP4-LTSS glibc Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 glibc Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 LTSS glibc Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1-LTSS glibc Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 glibc Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 LTSS glibc Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2-LTSS glibc Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 glibc Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 LTSS glibc Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-LTSS glibc Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 glibc Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS glibc Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS glibc Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 glibc Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-BCL glibc Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-LTSS glibc Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP1 glibc Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP2 glibc Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP3 glibc Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 glibc Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3 glibc Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 glibc Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 glibc Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Business All-in-One 11 SP1 glibc Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP1 glibc Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2 glibc Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3 glibc Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 glibc Unsupported
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2 glibc Not affected
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2 glibc Not affected
SUSE Manager Server 4.2 glibc Not affected
openSUSE Leap 15.3 glibc Not affected
openSUSE Leap 15.4 glibc Not affected
openSUSE Leap 15.5 glibc Not affected
openSUSE Leap Micro 5.2 glibc Not affected
openSUSE Leap Micro 5.3 glibc Not affected
openSUSE Leap Micro 5.4 glibc Not affected
openSUSE Leap Micro 5.5 glibc Not affected

SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Fri Jun 28 08:51:04 2013
CVE page last modified: Thu Feb 5 18:26:16 2026