VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2015-4556
The string-translate* procedure in the data-structures unit in CHICKEN before 4.10.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash).
HIGH 7.5EPSS 2.06%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.06%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The string-translate* procedure in the data-structures unit in CHICKEN before 4.10.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash).
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.06% probability · 80th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- call-cc/chicken
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/chicken-announce/2015-06/msg00010.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/chicken-hackers/2015-06/msg00037.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q2/712Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97293
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1231871Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-54
- http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/chicken-announce/2015-06/msg00010.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/chicken-hackers/2015-06/msg00037.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q2/712Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97293
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1231871Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-54
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.