Name: CVE-2012-6090: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2013-01-04T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2012-6090, CWE-119, CVSS 9.8, EPSS 0.02104

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the expand function in os/pl-glob.c in SWI-Prolog before 6.2.5 and 6.3.x before 6.3.7 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted filename.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 9.8

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Debian	—	Upgrade swi-prolog	Jul 30, 2024	Jan 4, 2013
Gentoo Linux	—	Upgrade dev-lang/swi-prolog.	Oct 30, 2017	Jan 4, 2013
Redhat_linux	—	No solution exists	Jul 9, 2025	Dec 21, 2012

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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