SB2013100903 - Buffer overflow in call-cc Chicken Scheme
Published: October 9, 2013 Updated: August 10, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2013100903
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-4385)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- 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