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CVE-2012-6124

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-6124 describes a casting error in Chicken before version 4.8.0 on 64-bit platforms, causing its random number generator to produce a constant value. While the vendor notes this function was not intended for security, the vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.3 (Medium), indicating a low-complexity network attack could lead to a low impact on integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 4.8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.3MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
1.4
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.25%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
66.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0125 is in the 45th percentile among its peer group of 23,705 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 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-2012-6124
Broken Link
lists.nongnu.org / archive/html/chicken-hackers/2012-02/msg00084.html
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
security-tracker.debian.org / tracker/CVE-2012-6124
Third Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2013/02/08/2
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory