Unscored severity · published Jan 4, 2013
CVE-2012-6090
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the expand function in os/pl-glob.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…
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CVSS
3.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the expand function in os/pl-glob.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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.2% · higher than 88% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SW
Swi-prolog · Swi-prolog
through 6.2.4; 5.6.50; 5.6.51; 5.6.52; 5.6.53; 5.6.54; +33 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6090
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-6090
openwall.com
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/03/7
Patch
http://www.swi-prolog.org/git/pl.git/commit/b2c88972e7515ada025e97e7d3ce3e34f81cf33e
bugzilla.redhat.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=891577
Vendor Advisory
https://lists.iai.uni-bonn.de/pipermail/swi-prolog/2012/009428.html
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