CVE-2012-4415 describes a stack-based buffer overflow in the guac_client_plugin_open function within libguac, affecting Guacamole versions prior to 0.6.3 and related Fedora projects. This vulnerability allows unauthenticated remote attackers to trigger a denial of service or execute arbitrary code by supplying an excessively long protocol name. With a CVSS score of 7.5, it is considered highly severe due to its network-based attack vector and low attack complexity, potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise. While not listed on the CISA KEV catalog and lacking significant community discussion or media coverage, a public exploit (EDB-37788) exists, indicating potential for exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
16CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
17CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 0.6.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:guac-dev:guacamole:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:guac-dev:guacamole:0.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:guac-dev:guacamole:0.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.