CVE-2013-4385
Buffer overflow in the "read-string!" procedure in the "extras" unit in CHICKEN stable before 4.8.0.5 and development snapshots before 4.8.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) and possibly…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.39%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Buffer overflow in the "read-string!" procedure in the "extras" unit in CHICKEN stable before 4.8.0.5 and development snapshots before 4.8.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a "#f" value in the NUM argument.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 3.39% probability · 88th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- call-cc/chicken
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/chicken-announce/2013-10/msg00000.htmlPatch
- http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/chicken-announce/2013-09/msg00000.htmlPatch
- http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/chicken-announce/2013-09/msg00001.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55009Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/62690
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-54
- http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/chicken-announce/2013-10/msg00000.htmlPatch
- http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/chicken-announce/2013-09/msg00000.htmlPatch
- http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/chicken-announce/2013-09/msg00001.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55009Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/62690
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-54
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.