HIGH
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
Published Oct 31, 2019
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.23%
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
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- Version 4.8.0.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact High
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.23% 0.02233
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02233
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.23% (0.02233) | 82.15th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.23% (0.02233) | 80.42th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.13% (0.02127) | 82.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.10% (0.01099) | 85.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 82.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 80.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.18% (0.01183) | 61.76th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 19, 2022 | 1.18% (0.01183) | 60.79th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.18% (0.01183) | 58.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.18% (0.01183) | 35.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (8)
- http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/chicken-announce/2013-10/msg00000.html x_refsource_MISCMailing ListPatchRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/08/2 x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/08/3 x_refsource_MISCMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/09/1 x_refsource_MISCMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-6122 x_refsource_MISCBroken Link
- https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/chicken-hackers/2012-11/msg00075.html x_refsource_CONFIRMMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/chicken-users/2012-06/msg00031.html x_refsource_CONFIRMMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6122 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/chicken-announce/2013-10/msg00000.html | x_refsource_MISCMailing ListPatchRelease NotesThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/08/2 | x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/08/3 | x_refsource_MISCMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/09/1 | x_refsource_MISCMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-6122 | x_refsource_MISCBroken Link | |
| https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/chicken-hackers/2012-11/msg00075.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/chicken-users/2012-06/msg00031.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6122 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Oct 31, 2019
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Dec 6, 2012
Link CVE-2012-6122
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a