CVE-2012-0806

Description

Buffer overflow in Bip 0.8.8 and earlier might allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving a series of TCP connections that triggers use of many open file descriptors.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 4.52% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/24/10 mailing list patch
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:063 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/47679 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://projects.duckcorp.org/projects/bip/repository/revisions/222a33cb84a2e52ad55a88900b7895bf9dd0262c patch
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-February/072752.html vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-February/072767.html vendor advisory
https://projects.duckcorp.org/issues/269 patch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/24/4 mailing list
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=657217 patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-0806?
CVE-2012-0806 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-0806?
To fix CVE-2012-0806, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2012-0806 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-0806 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~5% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
This platform uses data from the NIST NVD, MITRE CVE, MITRE CWE, First.org and CISA KEV but is not endorsed or certified by these entities. CVE is a registred trademark of the MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CVE content is MITRE's CVE web site. CWE is a registred trademark of the MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CWE content is MITRE's CWE web site.
© 2025 Under My Watch. All Rights Reserved.