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TI-2012-05053 Aliases CVE-2012-6089GHSA-mvxf-4rwc-h287

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the canoniseFileName function in os/pl-os.c in…

Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the canoniseFileName function in os/pl-os.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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.04019 90th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 39

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:swi-prolog:swi-prolog:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 6.2.4VulnerableSwi-prolog
cpe:2.3:a:swi-prolog:swi-prolog:5.6.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.6.50VulnerableSwi-prolog
cpe:2.3:a:swi-prolog:swi-prolog:5.6.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.6.51VulnerableSwi-prolog
cpe:2.3:a:swi-prolog:swi-prolog:5.6.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.6.52VulnerableSwi-prolog
cpe:2.3:a:swi-prolog:swi-prolog:5.6.53:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.6.53VulnerableSwi-prolog
cpe:2.3:a:swi-prolog:swi-prolog:5.6.54:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.6.54VulnerableSwi-prolog
cpe:2.3:a:swi-prolog:swi-prolog:5.6.55:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.6.55VulnerableSwi-prolog
cpe:2.3:a:swi-prolog:swi-prolog:5.6.56:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.6.56VulnerableSwi-prolog
cpe:2.3:a:swi-prolog:swi-prolog:5.6.57:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.6.57VulnerableSwi-prolog
cpe:2.3:a:swi-prolog:swi-prolog:5.6.58:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.6.58VulnerableSwi-prolog
  • cpe:2.3:a:swi-prolog:swi-prolog:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 6.2.4 Vulnerable ·Swi-prolog
  • cpe:2.3:a:swi-prolog:swi-prolog:5.6.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.50 Vulnerable ·Swi-prolog
  • cpe:2.3:a:swi-prolog:swi-prolog:5.6.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.51 Vulnerable ·Swi-prolog
  • cpe:2.3:a:swi-prolog:swi-prolog:5.6.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.52 Vulnerable ·Swi-prolog
  • cpe:2.3:a:swi-prolog:swi-prolog:5.6.53:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.53 Vulnerable ·Swi-prolog
  • cpe:2.3:a:swi-prolog:swi-prolog:5.6.54:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.54 Vulnerable ·Swi-prolog
  • cpe:2.3:a:swi-prolog:swi-prolog:5.6.55:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.55 Vulnerable ·Swi-prolog
  • cpe:2.3:a:swi-prolog:swi-prolog:5.6.56:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.56 Vulnerable ·Swi-prolog
  • cpe:2.3:a:swi-prolog:swi-prolog:5.6.57:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.57 Vulnerable ·Swi-prolog
  • cpe:2.3:a:swi-prolog:swi-prolog:5.6.58:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.58 Vulnerable ·Swi-prolog
Show 29 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:swi-prolog:swi-prolog:5.6.59:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.6.59VulnerableSwi-prolog
cpe:2.3:a:swi-prolog:swi-prolog:5.6.61:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.6.61VulnerableSwi-prolog
cpe:2.3:a:swi-prolog:swi-prolog:5.6.62:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.6.62VulnerableSwi-prolog
cpe:2.3:a:swi-prolog:swi-prolog:5.6.63:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.6.63VulnerableSwi-prolog
cpe:2.3:a:swi-prolog:swi-prolog:5.6.64:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.6.64VulnerableSwi-prolog
cpe:2.3:a:swi-prolog:swi-prolog:5.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.8.0VulnerableSwi-prolog
cpe:2.3:a:swi-prolog:swi-prolog:5.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.8.1VulnerableSwi-prolog
cpe:2.3:a:swi-prolog:swi-prolog:5.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.8.2VulnerableSwi-prolog
cpe:2.3:a:swi-prolog:swi-prolog:5.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.8.3VulnerableSwi-prolog
cpe:2.3:a:swi-prolog:swi-prolog:5.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.10.0VulnerableSwi-prolog
cpe:2.3:a:swi-prolog:swi-prolog:5.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.10.1VulnerableSwi-prolog
cpe:2.3:a:swi-prolog:swi-prolog:5.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.10.2VulnerableSwi-prolog
cpe:2.3:a:swi-prolog:swi-prolog:5.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.10.3VulnerableSwi-prolog
cpe:2.3:a:swi-prolog:swi-prolog:5.10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.10.4VulnerableSwi-prolog
cpe:2.3:a:swi-prolog:swi-prolog:5.10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.10.5VulnerableSwi-prolog
cpe:2.3:a:swi-prolog:swi-prolog:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.0VulnerableSwi-prolog
cpe:2.3:a:swi-prolog:swi-prolog:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.1VulnerableSwi-prolog
cpe:2.3:a:swi-prolog:swi-prolog:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.2VulnerableSwi-prolog
cpe:2.3:a:swi-prolog:swi-prolog:6.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2.0VulnerableSwi-prolog
cpe:2.3:a:swi-prolog:swi-prolog:6.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2.1VulnerableSwi-prolog
cpe:2.3:a:swi-prolog:swi-prolog:6.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2.2VulnerableSwi-prolog
cpe:2.3:a:swi-prolog:swi-prolog:6.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2.3VulnerableSwi-prolog
cpe:2.3:a:swi-prolog:swi-prolog:6.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.3.0VulnerableSwi-prolog
cpe:2.3:a:swi-prolog:swi-prolog:6.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.3.1VulnerableSwi-prolog
cpe:2.3:a:swi-prolog:swi-prolog:6.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.3.2VulnerableSwi-prolog
cpe:2.3:a:swi-prolog:swi-prolog:6.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.3.3VulnerableSwi-prolog
cpe:2.3:a:swi-prolog:swi-prolog:6.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.3.4VulnerableSwi-prolog
cpe:2.3:a:swi-prolog:swi-prolog:6.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.3.5VulnerableSwi-prolog
cpe:2.3:a:swi-prolog:swi-prolog:6.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.3.6VulnerableSwi-prolog
  • cpe:2.3:a:swi-prolog:swi-prolog:5.6.59:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.59 Vulnerable ·Swi-prolog
  • cpe:2.3:a:swi-prolog:swi-prolog:5.6.61:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.61 Vulnerable ·Swi-prolog
  • cpe:2.3:a:swi-prolog:swi-prolog:5.6.62:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.62 Vulnerable ·Swi-prolog
  • cpe:2.3:a:swi-prolog:swi-prolog:5.6.63:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.63 Vulnerable ·Swi-prolog
  • cpe:2.3:a:swi-prolog:swi-prolog:5.6.64:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.64 Vulnerable ·Swi-prolog
  • cpe:2.3:a:swi-prolog:swi-prolog:5.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.8.0 Vulnerable ·Swi-prolog
  • cpe:2.3:a:swi-prolog:swi-prolog:5.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.8.1 Vulnerable ·Swi-prolog
  • cpe:2.3:a:swi-prolog:swi-prolog:5.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.8.2 Vulnerable ·Swi-prolog
  • cpe:2.3:a:swi-prolog:swi-prolog:5.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.8.3 Vulnerable ·Swi-prolog
  • cpe:2.3:a:swi-prolog:swi-prolog:5.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.10.0 Vulnerable ·Swi-prolog
  • cpe:2.3:a:swi-prolog:swi-prolog:5.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.10.1 Vulnerable ·Swi-prolog
  • cpe:2.3:a:swi-prolog:swi-prolog:5.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.10.2 Vulnerable ·Swi-prolog
  • cpe:2.3:a:swi-prolog:swi-prolog:5.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.10.3 Vulnerable ·Swi-prolog
  • cpe:2.3:a:swi-prolog:swi-prolog:5.10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.10.4 Vulnerable ·Swi-prolog
  • cpe:2.3:a:swi-prolog:swi-prolog:5.10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.10.5 Vulnerable ·Swi-prolog
  • cpe:2.3:a:swi-prolog:swi-prolog:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.0 Vulnerable ·Swi-prolog
  • cpe:2.3:a:swi-prolog:swi-prolog:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.1 Vulnerable ·Swi-prolog
  • cpe:2.3:a:swi-prolog:swi-prolog:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.2 Vulnerable ·Swi-prolog
  • cpe:2.3:a:swi-prolog:swi-prolog:6.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2.0 Vulnerable ·Swi-prolog
  • cpe:2.3:a:swi-prolog:swi-prolog:6.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2.1 Vulnerable ·Swi-prolog
  • cpe:2.3:a:swi-prolog:swi-prolog:6.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2.2 Vulnerable ·Swi-prolog
  • cpe:2.3:a:swi-prolog:swi-prolog:6.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2.3 Vulnerable ·Swi-prolog
  • cpe:2.3:a:swi-prolog:swi-prolog:6.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3.0 Vulnerable ·Swi-prolog
  • cpe:2.3:a:swi-prolog:swi-prolog:6.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3.1 Vulnerable ·Swi-prolog
  • cpe:2.3:a:swi-prolog:swi-prolog:6.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3.2 Vulnerable ·Swi-prolog
  • cpe:2.3:a:swi-prolog:swi-prolog:6.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3.3 Vulnerable ·Swi-prolog
  • cpe:2.3:a:swi-prolog:swi-prolog:6.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3.4 Vulnerable ·Swi-prolog
  • cpe:2.3:a:swi-prolog:swi-prolog:6.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3.5 Vulnerable ·Swi-prolog
  • cpe:2.3:a:swi-prolog:swi-prolog:6.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3.6 Vulnerable ·Swi-prolog

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-6089
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mvxf-4rwc-h287

References

Patch 1

Advisory 1

Other 2

  • TI-2017-12801 library/www_browser.pl in SWI-Prolog 7.2.3 does not validate strings before launching the… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2012-05054 Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the expand function in os/pl-glob.c in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2011-02549 The LZW decompressor in the LWZReadByte function in giftoppm.c in the David Koblas GIF… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.1

Sources

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