Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 29, 2014· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2012-5621
CVE-2012-5621
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
8- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdPatch
- ftp.gnome.org/pub/gnome/sources/ekiga/4.0/ekiga-4.0.0.newsnvd
- seclists.org/oss-sec/2012/q4/407nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/56790nvd
- blogs.oracle.com/sunsecurity/entry/cve_2012_5621_denial_ofnvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80640nvd
- git.gnome.org/browse/ekiga/commit/nvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-March/099554.htmlnvd
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