CVE-2013-4385
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.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 4.8.0.5-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 4.8.0.5-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 4.8.0.5-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 4.8.0.5-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 4.8.0.5-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| call-cc | chicken | {"endIncluding":"4.8.0.4"} | |
| call-cc | chicken | 3.0.0 | |
| call-cc | chicken | 3.1.0 | |
| call-cc | chicken | 3.2.0 | |
| call-cc | chicken | 3.3.0 | |
| call-cc | chicken | 3.4.0 | |
| call-cc | chicken | 4.0.0 | |
| call-cc | chicken | 4.1.0 | |
| call-cc | chicken | 4.2.0 | |
| call-cc | chicken | 4.3.0 | |
| call-cc | chicken | 4.4.0 | |
| call-cc | chicken | 4.5.0 | |
| call-cc | chicken | 4.6.0 | |
| call-cc | chicken | 4.7.0 | |
| call-cc | chicken | 4.7.0.6 | |
| call-cc | chicken | 4.8.0 | |
| call-cc | chicken | 4.8.0.1 | |
| call-cc | chicken | 4.8.0.2 | |
| call-cc | chicken | 4.8.0.3 | |
| call-cc | chicken | 4.3.3 | |
| call-cc | chicken | 4.3.4 | |
| call-cc | chicken | 4.3.5 | |
| call-cc | chicken | 4.3.6 | |
| call-cc | chicken | 4.3.7 | |
| call-cc | chicken | 4.4.3 | |
| call-cc | chicken | 4.4.4 | |
| call-cc | chicken | 4.4.5 | |
| call-cc | chicken | 4.4.6 | |
| call-cc | chicken | 4.5.2 | |
| call-cc | chicken | 4.5.5 | |
| call-cc | chicken | 4.5.6 | |
| call-cc | chicken | 4.5.7 | |
| call-cc | chicken | 4.6.1 | |
| call-cc | chicken | 4.6.2 | |
| call-cc | chicken | 4.6.3 | |
| call-cc | chicken | 4.6.5 | |
| call-cc | chicken | 4.6.6 | |
| call-cc | chicken | 4.6.7 | |
| call-cc | chicken | 4.7.2 | |
| call-cc | chicken | 4.7.3 | |
| call-cc | chicken | 4.7.4 | |
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
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-4385
CWEs
CWE-119
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.