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
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
chicken chicken
4.8.0.1affected
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6122 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-6122 ↗
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/08/2 ↗
- http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/chicken-announce/2013-10/msg00000.html ↗
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/08/3 ↗
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/09/1 ↗
- https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/chicken-users/2012-06/msg00031.html ↗
- https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/chicken-hackers/2012-11/msg00075.html ↗