CVE-2013-4385

Summary

CVECVE-2013-4385
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2013-10-09 14:54:26 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionBuffer 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Call-cc Chicken 3.0.0 All All All
Application Call-cc Chicken 3.1.0 All All All
Application Call-cc Chicken 3.2.0 All All All
Application Call-cc Chicken 3.3.0 All All All
Application Call-cc Chicken 3.4.0 All All All
Application Call-cc Chicken 4.0.0 All All All
Application Call-cc Chicken 4.1.0 All All All
Application Call-cc Chicken 4.2.0 All All All
Application Call-cc Chicken 4.3.0 All All All
Application Call-cc Chicken 4.3.3 All All All
Application Call-cc Chicken 4.3.4 All All All
Application Call-cc Chicken 4.3.5 All All All
Application Call-cc Chicken 4.3.6 All All All
Application Call-cc Chicken 4.3.7 All All All
Application Call-cc Chicken 4.4.0 All All All
Application Call-cc Chicken 4.4.3 All All All
Application Call-cc Chicken 4.4.4 All All All
Application Call-cc Chicken 4.4.5 All All All
Application Call-cc Chicken 4.4.6 All All All
Application Call-cc Chicken 4.5.0 All All All
Application Call-cc Chicken 4.5.2 All All All
Application Call-cc Chicken 4.5.5 All All All
Application Call-cc Chicken 4.5.6 All All All
Application Call-cc Chicken 4.5.7 All All All
Application Call-cc Chicken 4.6.0 All All All
Application Call-cc Chicken 4.6.1 All All All
Application Call-cc Chicken 4.6.2 All All All
Application Call-cc Chicken 4.6.3 All All All
Application Call-cc Chicken 4.6.5 All All All
Application Call-cc Chicken 4.6.6 All All All
Application Call-cc Chicken 4.6.7 All All All
Application Call-cc Chicken 4.7.0 All All All
Application Call-cc Chicken 4.7.0.6 All All All
Application Call-cc Chicken 4.7.2 All All All
Application Call-cc Chicken 4.7.3 All All All
Application Call-cc Chicken 4.7.4 All All All
Application Call-cc Chicken 4.8.0 All All All
Application Call-cc Chicken 4.8.0 rc1 All All
Application Call-cc Chicken 4.8.0 rc2 All All
Application Call-cc Chicken 4.8.0 rc3 All All
Application Call-cc Chicken 4.8.0 rc4 All All
Application Call-cc Chicken 4.8.0.1 All All All
Application Call-cc Chicken 4.8.0.2 All All All
Application Call-cc Chicken 4.8.0.3 All All All
Application Call-cc Chicken All All All All
Application Call-cc Chicken All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
CHICKEN 'read-string!' Procedure Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Re: [Chicken-announce] [SECURITY] Buffer overrun in some uses of read-st af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.nongnu.org
Chicken: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201612-54) — Gentoo security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
Security Advisory SA55009 - CHICKEN "read-string!" Buffer Overflow Vulnerability - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
[Chicken-announce] [SECURITY] Buffer overrun in some uses of read-string af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.nongnu.org Patch
[Chicken-announce] Chicken 4.8.0.5 released af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.gnu.org Patch
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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