CVE-2012-6089
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2012-6089 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | redhat |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2013-01-04 11:52:15 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC |
| Description | 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. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
PartialIntegrity
PartialAvailability
PartialAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Swi-prolog | Swi-prolog | 5.10.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Swi-prolog | Swi-prolog | 5.10.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Swi-prolog | Swi-prolog | 5.10.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Swi-prolog | Swi-prolog | 5.10.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Swi-prolog | Swi-prolog | 5.10.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Swi-prolog | Swi-prolog | 5.10.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Swi-prolog | Swi-prolog | 5.6.50 | All | All | All |
| Application | Swi-prolog | Swi-prolog | 5.6.51 | All | All | All |
| Application | Swi-prolog | Swi-prolog | 5.6.52 | All | All | All |
| Application | Swi-prolog | Swi-prolog | 5.6.53 | All | All | All |
| Application | Swi-prolog | Swi-prolog | 5.6.54 | All | All | All |
| Application | Swi-prolog | Swi-prolog | 5.6.55 | All | All | All |
| Application | Swi-prolog | Swi-prolog | 5.6.56 | All | All | All |
| Application | Swi-prolog | Swi-prolog | 5.6.57 | All | All | All |
| Application | Swi-prolog | Swi-prolog | 5.6.58 | All | All | All |
| Application | Swi-prolog | Swi-prolog | 5.6.59 | All | All | All |
| Application | Swi-prolog | Swi-prolog | 5.6.61 | All | All | All |
| Application | Swi-prolog | Swi-prolog | 5.6.62 | All | All | All |
| Application | Swi-prolog | Swi-prolog | 5.6.63 | All | All | All |
| Application | Swi-prolog | Swi-prolog | 5.6.64 | All | All | All |
| Application | Swi-prolog | Swi-prolog | 5.8.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Swi-prolog | Swi-prolog | 5.8.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Swi-prolog | Swi-prolog | 5.8.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Swi-prolog | Swi-prolog | 5.8.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Swi-prolog | Swi-prolog | 6.0.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Swi-prolog | Swi-prolog | 6.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Swi-prolog | Swi-prolog | 6.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Swi-prolog | Swi-prolog | 6.2.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Swi-prolog | Swi-prolog | 6.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Swi-prolog | Swi-prolog | 6.2.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Swi-prolog | Swi-prolog | 6.2.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Swi-prolog | Swi-prolog | 6.3.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Swi-prolog | Swi-prolog | 6.3.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Swi-prolog | Swi-prolog | 6.3.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Swi-prolog | Swi-prolog | 6.3.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Swi-prolog | Swi-prolog | 6.3.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Swi-prolog | Swi-prolog | 6.3.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Swi-prolog | Swi-prolog | 6.3.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Swi-prolog | Swi-prolog | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| oss-security - Re: CVE Request - SWI-Prolog / pl (X < 6.2.5): Multiple (stack-based) buffer overflows in patch canonisation code and when expanding file-names with long paths | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | openwall.com | |
| 891577 – (CVE-2012-6089, CVE-2012-6090) CVE-2012-6089 CVE-2012-6090 pl: buffer overflows in path canonisation and expansion of file names with long paths | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.redhat.com | |
| SWI-Prolog git services moved to github | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.swi-prolog.org | Patch |
| [SWIPL] Ann: SWI-Prolog 6.3.7 and 6.2.5 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.iai.uni-bonn.de | Vendor Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
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