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CVE-2012-6122 (GCVE-0-2012-6122)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-10-31 20:38 – Updated: 2024-08-06 21:28
VLAI
Summary
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.
CWE
  • Buffer Overflow
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
chicken chicken Affected: 4.8.0.1
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Date Public
2012-06-11 00:00
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            "url": "https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6122"
          }
        ],
        "sourceIdentifier": "secalert@redhat.com",
        "vulnStatus": "Modified",
        "weaknesses": [
          {
            "description": [
              {
                "lang": "en",
                "value": "CWE-120"
              }
            ],
            "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
            "type": "Primary"
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  }
}



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Sightings

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  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
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