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Critical
CVE-2012-6125
Chicken before 4.8.0 is susceptible to algorithmic complexity attacks related...
Vulnerability Description
Chicken before 4.8.0 is susceptible to algorithmic complexity attacks related to hash table collisions.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/08/2
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6125
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-6125
- https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/chicken-hackers/2012-01/msg00002.html
- https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/chicken-hackers/2012-01/msg00020.html
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Vulnerable Versions:
before 4.8.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
October 31st, 2019
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.