CVE-2012-6122 Detail
Current 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.
Source: MITRE
View Analysis Description
Analysis 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.
Source: MITRE
Severity
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Weakness Enumeration
| CWE-ID | CWE Name | Source |
|---|---|---|
| CWE-120 | Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (‘Classic Buffer Overflow’) | NIST |
Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2
Configuration 1 ( hide )
Change History
1 change record found – show changes
Initial Analysis – 11/5/2019 11:30:59 AM
| Action | Type | Old Value | New Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Added | CPE Configuration |
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*cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 4.8.0.1
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| Added | CVSS V2 |
NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) |
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| Added | CVSS V3.1 |
NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
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| Added | CWE |
NIST CWE-120 |
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| Changed | Reference Type |
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/chicken-announce/2013-10/msg00000.html No Types Assigned |
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/chicken-announce/2013-10/msg00000.html Mailing List, Patch, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory |
| Changed | Reference Type |
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/08/2 No Types Assigned |
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/08/2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| Changed | Reference Type |
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/08/3 No Types Assigned |
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/08/3 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| Changed | Reference Type |
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/09/1 No Types Assigned |
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/09/1 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| Changed | Reference Type |
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-6122 No Types Assigned |
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-6122 Broken Link |
| Changed | Reference Type |
https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/chicken-hackers/2012-11/msg00075.html No Types Assigned |
https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/chicken-hackers/2012-11/msg00075.html Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| Changed | Reference Type |
https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/chicken-users/2012-06/msg00031.html No Types Assigned |
https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/chicken-users/2012-06/msg00031.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| Changed | Reference Type |
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6122 No Types Assigned |
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6122 Third Party Advisory |
Quick Info
CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2012-6122
NVD Published Date:
10/31/2019
NVD Last Modified:
11/05/2019