CVE-2012-6123 Other in chicken
An attacker can exploit improper NUL byte handling in Chicken Scheme to conduct a poisoned NUL byte attack, potentially causing unexpected behavior.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2012-6123?
CVE-2012-6123 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 31 Oct 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Chicken before 4.8.0 does not properly handle NUL bytes in certain strings, which allows an attacker to conduct "poisoned NUL byte attack."
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-6123?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Call-Cc Chicken, Debian Debian Linux.
How do I fix CVE-2012-6123?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2012-6123 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-6123 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2012-6123, GHSA-448r-5hhg-h92c.