CVE-2012-2118
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
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 2.65% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 85.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2012-05-18 22:00Z14 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 19:26Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2012-04-04
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 79f61dcd432b9b4a9e7a591a6d4a9b1391caf9741b3089f738e86d3eac349045
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.securityfocus.com53150http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53150
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comxorg-input-device-format-string(74930)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74930
- patchwork.freedesktop.orghttp://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/10001/
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20120418 Re: CVE request: Xorg input device format string flawhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/19/2
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20120418 CVE request: Xorg input device format string flawhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/18/8
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- xorg-server Fixed in 2:1.12.1.902-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- xorg-server Fixed in 2:1.12.1.902-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- xorg-server Fixed in 2:1.12.1.902-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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