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.
HighCVSS 7.5
EPSS 2.3%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
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.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| debian/chicken(Debian:12) | < 4.8.0.3-1 | 4.8.0.3-1 |
| debian/chicken(Debian:13) | < 4.8.0.3-1 | 4.8.0.3-1 |
| debian/chicken(Debian:14) | < 4.8.0.3-1 | 4.8.0.3-1 |
| chicken | = 4.8.0.1 | No fix listed |
| call-cc chicken | < 4.8.0.1 | 4.8.0.1 |
References
- Debian Security Tracker CVE-2012-6122 third-party-advisory vendor-advisory
- access.redhat.com broken-link
- www.openwall.com mailing-list third-party-advisory
- lists.gnu.org mailing-list patch release-notes third-party-advisory
- www.openwall.com mailing-list patch third-party-advisory
- www.openwall.com mailing-list patch third-party-advisory
- lists.nongnu.org mailing-list third-party-advisory
- lists.nongnu.org mailing-list patch third-party-advisory
- bugs.debian.org issue-tracking