CVE-2012-6122

Description

Buffer overflow in the thread scheduler in Chicken before 4.8.0.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by opening a file descriptor with a large integer value.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.13% Top 20%
Third-Party Advisory gnu.org Third-Party Advisory openwall.com Third-Party Advisory openwall.com Third-Party Advisory openwall.com Third-Party Advisory nongnu.org Third-Party Advisory nongnu.org Third-Party Advisory debian.org
Affected: chicken chicken
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6122 third party advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-6122 broken link
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/08/2 third party advisory mailing list
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/chicken-announce/2013-10/msg00000.html mailing list release notes patch third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/08/3 mailing list third party advisory patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/09/1 mailing list third party advisory patch
https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/chicken-users/2012-06/msg00031.html third party advisory mailing list
https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/chicken-hackers/2012-11/msg00075.html mailing list third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-6122?
CVE-2012-6122 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-6122?
To fix CVE-2012-6122, 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-2012-6122 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-6122 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2012-6122?
CVE-2012-6122 affects chicken chicken.
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