# CVE-2012-0806: Buffer overflow in Bip 0.8.8 and earlier might allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving a series of

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2012-01-27 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Buffer overflow in Bip 0.8.8 and earlier might allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving a series of TCP connections that triggers use of many open file descriptors.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/24/10
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:063
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47679
- https://projects.duckcorp.org/projects/bip/repository/revisions/222a33cb84a2e52ad55a88900b7895bf9dd0262c
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-February/072752.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-February/072767.html
- https://projects.duckcorp.org/issues/269
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/24/4
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=657217

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