CVE-2012-6090 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code via crafted filenames in SWI-Prolog due to stack-based buffer overflows.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2012-6090?
CVE-2012-6090 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Jan 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the expand function in os/pl-glob.c in SWI-Prolog before 6.2.5 and 6.3.x before 6.3.7 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted filename.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-6090?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Swi-Prolog Swi-Prolog.
How do I fix CVE-2012-6090?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2012-6090 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-6090 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2012-6090, GHSA-g9q5-wfrj-hfmv.