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TI-2012-05086 Aliases CVE-2012-6122GHSA-4998-37gp-jj47

Buffer overflow in chicken

Priority LOW 37CWE-120Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-120 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02252 83rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
chickenchicken4.8.0.1—No fix listedCNA
  • chicken Vendorchicken Affected 4.8.0.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 4.8.0.1Vulnerablechicken
  • cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 4.8.0.1 Vulnerable ·chicken

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-6122
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4998-37gp-jj47

References

Patch 4

Advisory 3

Other 1

  • TI-2022-22220 egg-compile.scm in CHICKEN 5.x before 5.3.1 allows arbitrary OS command execution during… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2014-05188 Buffer overflow in CHICKEN 4.9.0 and 4.9.0.1 may allow remote attackers to execute… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2016-05868 The "process-execute" and "process-spawn" procedures in CHICKEN Scheme used fixed-size… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2012-05089 Chicken before 4.8.0 is susceptible to algorithmic complexity attacks related to hash table collisions. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2013-01796 OS command injection vulnerability in the "qs" procedure from the "utils" module in Chicken before 4.9.0. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2013-01846 Buffer overflow in chicken CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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