Vulnerability Details : CVE-2014-3776
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.
Vulnerability category: OverflowMemory CorruptionExecute codeDenial of service
Products affected by CVE-2014-3776
- cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:development_snapshot
- cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.8.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-3776
7.94%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 94 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2014-3776
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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7.5
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HIGH | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
10.0
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6.4
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2014-3776
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The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2014-3776
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http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q2/328
oss-sec: CVE request for buffer overrun in CHICKEN Scheme
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67468
CHICKEN 'read-u8vector!' Procedure Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/chicken-hackers/2014-05/msg00032.html
[Chicken-hackers] [PATCH] Bound read-u8vector! to dest vector's size whe
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http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q2/334
oss-sec: Re: CVE request for buffer overrun in CHICKEN Scheme
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https://bugs.call-cc.org/ticket/1124
#1124 (make-input-port exposes memory corruption bug?) – CHICKEN Scheme
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http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/chicken-announce/2014-05/msg00001.html
[Chicken-announce] [SECURITY] Buffer-overrun in some uses of read-u8vect
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http://code.call-cc.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=chicken-core.git;a=commit;h=1d06ce7e21c7e903ca5dca11fda6fcf2cc52de5e
code.call-cc.org Git - chicken-core.git/commitPatch
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-54
Chicken: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201612-54) — Gentoo security
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