# CVE-2012-0802: Memory corruption in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code on Spamdyke servers due to buffer overflows caused by incorrect snprintf usage.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Jun 2012
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-crg2-5p28-wqhm

## What is CVE-2012-0802?

CVE-2012-0802 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Jun 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Multiple buffer overflows in Spamdyke before 4.3.0 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to "serious errors in the usage of snprintf()/vsnprintf()" in which the return values may be larger than the size of the buffer.

Weakness: CWE-119 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-0802?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Spamdyke Spamdyke.

## How do I fix CVE-2012-0802?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-0802 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2012-0802 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-0802 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2012-0070](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-0070/): Information disclosure in spamdyke (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2008-2784](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-2784/): Security feature bypass in n/a (medium 6.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2012-0802 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2012-0802 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Jun 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-0802 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-0802/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-0802/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-0802
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0802
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-0802

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-0802/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.