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
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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

CVSS 3.x Severity and Metrics:

CVSS 2.0 Severity and Metrics:

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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 Analysis11/5/2019 11:30:59 AM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added CPE Configuration
OR
     *cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 4.8.0.1
Added CVSS V2
NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Added CVSS V3.1
NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Added CWE
NIST CWE-120
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