CVE-2014-3776
Description
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.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 4.9.0-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 4.9.0-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 4.9.0-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 4.9.0-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 4.9.0-1 |
References
- http://code.call-cc.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=chicken-core.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1d06ce7e21c7e903ca5dca11fda6fcf2cc52de5e
- http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/chicken-announce/2014-05/msg00001.html
- http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/chicken-hackers/2014-05/msg00032.html
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q2/328
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q2/334
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67468
- https://bugs.call-cc.org/ticket/1124
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-54
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-3776
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.