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#VU35127 Input validation error in Chicken Scheme - CVE-2012-6125

Published: October 31, 2019 / Updated: August 8, 2020

Vulnerability identifier: #VU35127

Vulnerability risk: High

CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber

CVE-ID: CVE-2012-6125

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerable software:
Chicken Scheme

Software vendor:
call-cc.org

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Chicken before 4.8.0 is susceptible to algorithmic complexity attacks related to hash table collisions.

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