CVE-2012-6123

Description

Chicken before 4.8.0 does not properly handle NUL bytes in certain strings, which allows an attacker to conduct "poisoned NUL byte attack."

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.43%
Third-Party Advisory openwall.com Third-Party Advisory debian.org
Affected: chicken chicken
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6123 third party advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-6123 broken link
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/08/2 third party advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-6123?
CVE-2012-6123 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-6123?
To fix CVE-2012-6123, 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-2012-6123 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2012-6123 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2012-6123?
CVE-2012-6123 affects chicken chicken.
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