UBUNTU-CVE-2012-6090

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-6090
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2012/UBUNTU-CVE-2012-6090.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2012-6090
Upstream
Withdrawn
2025-07-18T16:42:48Z
Published
2013-01-04T11:52:00Z
Modified
2025-07-16T07:31:04.072723Z
Severity
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / swi-prolog

Package

Name
swi-prolog
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/swi-prolog@6.6.4-2ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6.6.4-2ubuntu1

Affected versions

6.*

6.2.6-7
6.4.1-3
6.4.1-4
6.6.0-2
6.6.4-1ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "swi-prolog",
            "binary_version": "6.6.4-2ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "swi-prolog-java",
            "binary_version": "6.6.4-2ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "swi-prolog-nox",
            "binary_version": "6.6.4-2ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "swi-prolog-odbc",
            "binary_version": "6.6.4-2ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "swi-prolog-x",
            "binary_version": "6.6.4-2ubuntu1"
        }
    ]
}