CVE-2015-4556 : The string-translate* procedure in the data-structures unit in CHICKEN before 4.

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).

Published 2017-03-29 14:59:00

Updated 2017-07-01 01:29:18

Source MITRE

View at NVD, CVE.org

Vulnerability category: Input validationDenial of service

Products affected by CVE-2015-4556

Call-cc » Chicken » Update RC1
Versions up to, including, (<=) 4.9.0
cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:*:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions

EPSS FAQ

1.33%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 86 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source
5.0	MEDIUM	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P	10.0	2.9	NIST
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: Low Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: None Integrity Impact: None Availability Impact: Partial
7.5	HIGH	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H	3.9	3.6	NIST
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: None User Interaction: None Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: None Integrity: None Availability: High

CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/chicken-announce/2015-06/msg00010.html

[Chicken-announce] [SECURITY] Potential buffer overrun in string-transla
Patch;Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1231871

1231871 – (CVE-2015-4556) CVE-2015-4556 chicken: out-of-bounds read in CHICKEN Scheme's string-translate* procedure
Issue Tracking;Patch
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q2/712

oss-sec: Re: CVE request for buffer overrun in CHICKEN Scheme's string-translate* procedure
Mailing List;Patch;Third Party Advisory
http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/chicken-hackers/2015-06/msg00037.html

[Chicken-hackers] [PATCH] [SECURITY] Fix buffer overrun in string-transl
Patch;Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97293

CHICKEN CVE-2015-4556 Denial of Service Vulnerability
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-54

Chicken: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201612-54) — Gentoo security

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