CVE-2012-6122

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.
Classic Buffer Overflow
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
7.5 HIGH
NETWORK
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
redhatCNA
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 83%
VendorProductVersion
call-ccchicken
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< 4.8.0.1
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= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
chicken
bullseye
5.2.0-2
fixed
wheezy
no-dsa
squeeze
no-dsa
bookworm
5.3.0-1
fixed
sid
5.3.0-2
fixed
trixie
5.3.0-2
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
chicken
zesty
not-affected
yakkety
not-affected
xenial
not-affected
wily
ignored
vivid
ignored
utopic
ignored
trusty
dne
saucy
ignored
raring
ignored
quantal
ignored
precise
ignored
oneiric
ignored
lucid
ignored
hardy
ignored
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/chicken-announce/2013-10/msg00000.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/08/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/08/3
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/09/1
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-6122
https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/chicken-hackers/2012-11/msg00075.html
https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/chicken-users/2012-06/msg00031.html
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6122
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/chicken-announce/2013-10/msg00000.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/08/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/08/3
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/09/1
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-6122
https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/chicken-hackers/2012-11/msg00075.html
https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/chicken-users/2012-06/msg00031.html
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6122