CVE-2013-4385
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-119
Buffer Errors
Publication date:
09/10/2013
Last modified:
11/04/2025
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.
Impact
Base Score 2.0
7.50
Severity 2.0
HIGH
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.8.0.4 (including) | |
| cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:3.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.7.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/chicken-announce/2013-10/msg00000.html
- http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/chicken-announce/2013-09/msg00000.html
- http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/chicken-announce/2013-09/msg00001.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55009
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/62690
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-54
- http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/chicken-announce/2013-10/msg00000.html
- http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/chicken-announce/2013-09/msg00000.html
- http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/chicken-announce/2013-09/msg00001.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55009
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/62690
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-54



