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CVE-2012-6122

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 2.23%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2019-10-31 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2012-6122
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
2.23%

Original NVD Description

Buffer overflow in the thread scheduler in Chicken before 4.8.0.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by opening a file descriptor with a large integer value.

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