# 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 (crash) via an OPAL conn

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2014-09-29 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

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## References

- https://blogs.oracle.com/sunsecurity/entry/cve_2012_5621_denial_of
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=883058
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-March/099554.html
- http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/gnome/sources/ekiga/4.0/ekiga-4.0.0.news
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/ekiga/commit/?id=7d09807257
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80640
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56790
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2012/q4/407

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