CVE-2012-2118

{"containers": {"cna": {"affected": [{"product": "n/a", "vendor": "n/a", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "n/a"}]}], "datePublic": "2012-04-18T00:00:00.000Z", "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "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."}], "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"description": "n/a", "lang": "en", "type": "text"}]}], "providerMetadata": {"dateUpdated": "2017-08-28T12:57:01.000Z", "orgId": "53f830b8-0a3f-465b-8143-3b8a9948e749", "shortName": "redhat"}, "references": [{"name": "53150", "tags": ["vdb-entry", "x_refsource_BID"], "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53150"}, {"name": "xorg-input-device-format-string(74930)", "tags": ["vdb-entry", "x_refsource_XF"], "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74930"}, {"tags": ["x_refsource_MISC"], "url": "http://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/10001/"}, {"name": "[oss-security] 20120418 Re: CVE request: Xorg input device format string flaw", "tags": ["mailing-list", "x_refsource_MLIST"], "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/19/2"}, {"name": "[oss-security] 20120418 CVE request: Xorg input device format string flaw", "tags": ["mailing-list", "x_refsource_MLIST"], "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/18/8"}]}, "adp": [{"providerMetadata": {"orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "shortName": "CVE", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-06T19:26:08.431Z"}, "title": "CVE Program Container", "references": [{"name": "53150", "tags": ["vdb-entry", "x_refsource_BID", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53150"}, {"name": "xorg-input-device-format-string(74930)", "tags": ["vdb-entry", "x_refsource_XF", "x_transferred"], "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74930"}, {"tags": ["x_refsource_MISC", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/10001/"}, {"name": "[oss-security] 20120418 Re: CVE request: Xorg input device format string flaw", "tags": ["mailing-list", "x_refsource_MLIST", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/19/2"}, {"name": "[oss-security] 20120418 CVE request: Xorg input device format string flaw", "tags": ["mailing-list", "x_refsource_MLIST", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/18/8"}]}]}, "cveMetadata": {"assignerOrgId": "53f830b8-0a3f-465b-8143-3b8a9948e749", "assignerShortName": "redhat", "cveId": "CVE-2012-2118", "datePublished": "2012-05-18T22:00:00.000Z", "dateReserved": "2012-04-04T00:00:00.000Z", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-06T19:26:08.431Z", "state": "PUBLISHED"}, "dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.1"}

{}

{"affected": [{"affectedData": [{"product": "n/a", "vendor": "n/a", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "n/a"}]}], "source": "secalert@redhat.com"}], "configurations": [{"nodes": [{"cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x11:1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "3F2CAB6B-770B-467A-9C24-2A26E189A6D0", "vulnerable": true}], "negate": false, "operator": "OR"}]}], "cveTags": [], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "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."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "Vulnerabilidad de formato de cadena en la funci\u00f3n LogVHdrMessageVerb en OS/log.c en X11 X.Org v1.11 permite a atacantes provocar una denegaci\u00f3n de servicio o posiblemente ejecutar c\u00f3digo arbitrario mediante especificadores de formato de cadena en el nombre de un dispositivo de entrada."}], "id": "CVE-2012-2118", "lastModified": "2026-06-16T23:41:01.673", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV2": [{"acInsufInfo": false, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "cvssData": {"accessComplexity": "LOW", "accessVector": "NETWORK", "authentication": "NONE", "availabilityImpact": "COMPLETE", "baseScore": 10.0, "confidentialityImpact": "COMPLETE", "integrityImpact": "COMPLETE", "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C", "version": "2.0"}, "exploitabilityScore": 10.0, "impactScore": 10.0, "obtainAllPrivilege": false, "obtainOtherPrivilege": false, "obtainUserPrivilege": false, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary", "userInteractionRequired": false}]}, "published": "2012-05-18T22:55:03.093", "references": [{"source": "secalert@redhat.com", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "http://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/10001/"}, {"source": "secalert@redhat.com", "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/18/8"}, {"source": "secalert@redhat.com", "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/19/2"}, {"source": "secalert@redhat.com", "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53150"}, {"source": "secalert@redhat.com", "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74930"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "http://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/10001/"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/18/8"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/19/2"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53150"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74930"}], "sourceIdentifier": "secalert@redhat.com", "vulnStatus": "Modified", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-20"}], "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}

{"bugzilla": {"description": "xorg-x11-server: Input device name logging format string flaw", "id": "814126", "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=814126"}, "csaw": false, "cvss": {"cvss_base_score": "1.9", "cvss_scoring_vector": "AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P", "status": "draft"}, "details": ["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."], "name": "CVE-2012-2118", "package_state": [{"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "xorg-x11-server", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "xorg-x11-server", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6"}], "public_date": "2012-04-18T00:00:00Z", "references": ["https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-2118\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2118"], "statement": "Red Hat does not consider crash of end user application such as xorg-x11-server caused by local user actions to be a security flaw."}

{}