CVE-2012-4415 (GCVE-0-2012-4415)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2012-10-01 01:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 20:35
VLAI
Summary
Stack-based buffer overflow in the guac_client_plugin_open function in libguac in Guacamole before 0.6.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via a long protocol name.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
redhat CNA under the redhat root
CNA scorecard B 81/100 over 979 records in the last 180 days details
References
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