Name: CVE-2012-6122: Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2019-10-31T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2012-6122, CWE-120, CVSS 7.5, EPSS 0.02252

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.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.5
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Debian	—	Upgrade chicken	Jul 30, 2024	Oct 31, 2019

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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