CVE-2012-2118
N/A
Published: May 18, 2012 at 10:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:41 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorX11
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
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.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (5)
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/18/8Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/19/2VDB Entryx_refsource_XF
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74930Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20
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