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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 18, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2012-2118

CVE-2012-2118

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.

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Affected products

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  • Xorg/X112 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x11:1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x11:1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: =1.11

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