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CVE-2012-6125

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-6125 describes an algorithmic complexity vulnerability affecting Chicken versions prior to 4.8.0, specifically related to hash table collisions. This critical vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 9.8, indicating a network-exploitable attack with low complexity that could lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 4.8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

9.8CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.76%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
75.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0176 is in the 64th percentile among its peer group of 36,829 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

access.redhat.com / security/cve/cve-2012-6125
Broken Link
lists.nongnu.org / archive/html/chicken-hackers/2012-01/msg00002.html
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
lists.nongnu.org / archive/html/chicken-hackers/2012-01/msg00020.html
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
security-tracker.debian.org / tracker/CVE-2012-6125
Third Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2013/02/08/2
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory