CVE-2008-1391

glibc: strfmon format string problem

Published Mar 27, 2008 CVSS 2.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 18.8% KEV · Not listed
Description
Multiple integer overflows in libc in NetBSD 4.x, FreeBSD 6.x and 7.x, and probably other BSD and Apple Mac OS platforms allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via large values of certain integer fields in the format argument to (1) the strfmon function in lib/libc/stdlib/strfmon.c, related to the GET_NUMBER macro; and (2) the printf function, related to left_prec and right_prec.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2058-1 New glibc packages fix several vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-944-1 GNU C Library vulnerabilities
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 8:17 AM
Reserved
Mar 18, 2008, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 27, 2008, 5:44 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:51 PM
Severity
Public date
Mar 25, 2008, 12:00 AM