CVE-2012-6122 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the thread scheduler of Chicken versions prior to 4.8.0.1. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to trigger a denial of service by providing a large integer value when opening a file descriptor, causing the application to crash. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, leading to high availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 4.8.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.