Buffer overflow in Chicken Scheme and Debian Linux - CVE-2014-6310
Published: November 22, 2019 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU35043
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-6310
CWE-ID: CWE-120
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Buffer overflow in CHICKEN 4.9.0 and 4.9.0.1 may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the 'select' function.
Affected software
Chicken Scheme
Debian Linux
Debian Linux
How to mitigate CVE-2014-6310
Install update from vendor's website.