Multiple buffer overflows in the (1) R5RS char-ready, (2) tcp-accept-ready, and (3) file-select procedures in Chicken through 4.8.0.3 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by opening a file descriptor with a large integer value. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-6122.
CVE-2013-2075
Score 8.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2022-05-05. NVD baseline CVSS 8.8; sources differ by 0.0.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 8.8
- EG Score
- 8.8(medium)
- EG Risk
- 45(Track)EG Risk 45/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity88% × 45%Exploitation2% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS
- 80.5%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
October 31, 2019
Last Modified
November 21, 2024
References (16)
- secalert@redhathttp://code.call-cc.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=chicken-core.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=556108092774086b6c86c2e27daf3f740ffec091
- secalert@redhathttp://code.call-cc.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=chicken-core.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=766056cd5f26b1d529405705449cb534609c113f
- secalert@redhathttp://code.call-cc.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=chicken-core.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=9e2022652258e8a30e5cedbf0abc9cd85a0f6af7
- secalert@redhathttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/11/3
- secalert@redhathttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/59758
- secalert@redhathttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/84188
- secalert@redhathttps://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/chicken-announce/2013-05/msg00000.html
- secalert@redhathttps://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-2075
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://code.call-cc.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=chicken-core.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=556108092774086b6c86c2e27daf3f740ffec091
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://code.call-cc.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=chicken-core.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=766056cd5f26b1d529405705449cb534609c113f
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://code.call-cc.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=chicken-core.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=9e2022652258e8a30e5cedbf0abc9cd85a0f6af7
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/11/3
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/59758
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/84188
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/chicken-announce/2013-05/msg00000.html
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