{"id":"CVE-2012-4424","details":"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failure and use of the alloca function.","modified":"2026-01-27T04:13:05.409095Z","published":"2013-10-09T22:55:02Z","withdrawn":"2026-01-27T04:13:05.409095Z","related":["MGASA-2013-0340"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:283"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:284"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1991-1"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-04"},{"type":"FIX","url":"http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14547"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=858238"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/13/16"}],"schema_version":"1.7.3"}