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Critical
CVE-2012-2118
Format string vulnerability in the LogVHdrMessageVerb function in os/log.c in...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
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Credits & Attribution
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Affected Vendor
x.org
View all reports →Affected Software
x11
Vulnerable Versions:
1.11
Timeline
Official Publish:
May 18th, 2012
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.