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CVE-2012-5621

lib/engine/components/opal/opal-call.cpp in ekiga before 4.0.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (cra

lib/engine/components/opal/opal-call.cpp in ekiga before 4.0.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an OPAL connection with a party name that contains invalid UTF-8 strings.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 0.01165
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
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Weakness Classification

CWE-20Improper Input Validation
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Affected Products & Versions

1
ekiga<= 3.9.90
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Scoring & Timeline

5
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secalert@redhat.com
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Published to NVD29 Sep 2014 · 10:55 PM
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References & Sources

8
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/gnome/sources/ekiga/4.0/ekiga-4.0.0.news
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2012/q4/407
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56790
https://blogs.oracle.com/sunsecurity/entry/cve_2012_5621_denial_of
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=883058Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80640
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