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.
References (8)
Core 8
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6122
Broken Link x_refsource_misc
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-6122
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/08/2
Mailing List, Patch, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/chicken-announce/2013-10/msg00000.html
Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/08/3
Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/09/1
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/chicken-users/2012-06/msg00031.html
Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/chicken-hackers/2012-11/msg00075.html
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0180
EPSS Percentile
82.9%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-120
Status
published
Products (1)
call-cc/chicken
< 4.8.0.1
Published
Oct 31, 2019
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026