CVE-2015-4556
high
CVSS v3
7.5
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.5
Description
The string-translate* procedure in the data-structures unit in CHICKEN before 4.10.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash).
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
83%
Patch ETA
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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 | 4.10.0-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 4.10.0-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 4.10.0-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 4.10.0-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 4.10.0-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| call-cc | chicken | {"endIncluding":"4.9.0"} | |
References
- http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/chicken-announce/2015-06/msg00010.html
- http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/chicken-hackers/2015-06/msg00037.html
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q2/712
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97293
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1231871
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-54
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-4556
CWEs
CWE-20
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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