CVE-2012-5621

Description

lib/engine/components/opal/opal-call.cpp in ekiga before 4.0.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an OPAL connection with a party name that contains invalid UTF-8 strings.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.36% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://blogs.oracle.com/sunsecurity/entry/cve_2012_5621_denial_of
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=883058 patch
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-March/099554.html vendor advisory
http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/gnome/sources/ekiga/4.0/ekiga-4.0.0.news
https://git.gnome.org/browse/ekiga/commit/?id=7d09807257
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80640 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56790 vdb entry
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2012/q4/407 mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-5621?
CVE-2012-5621 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-5621?
To fix CVE-2012-5621, 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-2012-5621 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-5621 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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