SB2014052007 - Fedora EPEL 6 update for chicken
Published: May 20, 2014 Updated: April 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2014052007
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-2014-3776)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
Buffer overflow in the "read-u8vector!" procedure in the srfi-4 unit in CHICKEN stable 4.8.0.7 and development snapshots before 4.9.1 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.