CVE-2012-6128 Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in http.c in OpenConnect before 4.08 allow remote VPN gateways to cause a denial of service (applicati
Medium 5.0
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2012-6128 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2012-6128 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Feb 2013.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-6128 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-6128/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-6128/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2012-6128?
CVE-2012-6128 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Feb 2013.
Official description
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in http.c in OpenConnect before 4.08 allow remote VPN gateways to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long (1) hostname, (2) path, or (3) cookie list in a response.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-6128?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Infradead Openconnect.
How do I fix CVE-2012-6128?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2012-6128 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-6128 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2012-6128, DSA-2623-1, GHSA-qf4p-jmcc-vw8h.