# CVE-2012-6089: Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the canoniseFileName function in os/pl-os.c in SWI-Prolog before 6.2.5 and 6.3.x before 6.3.7 allow

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2013-01-04 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the canoniseFileName function in os/pl-os.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.

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## References

- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/03/7
- https://lists.iai.uni-bonn.de/pipermail/swi-prolog/2012/009428.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=891577
- http://www.swi-prolog.org/git/pl.git/commit/a9a6fc8a2a9cf3b9154b490a4b1ffaa8be4d723c

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