HIGH
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
Published Oct 31, 2019
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.19%
Description
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.
Affected products
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- Version through 4.8.0.3StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
8.8 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.19% 0.02190
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02190
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 2.19% (0.02190) | 81.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.19% (0.02190) | 80.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.82% (0.00822) | 72.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.73% (0.02728) | 90.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 2.62% (0.02621) | 89.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 14, 2023 | 1.33% (0.01331) | 84.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.94% (0.00942) | 80.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.18% (0.01183) | 61.76th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 19, 2022 | 1.18% (0.01183) | 60.79th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.18% (0.01183) | 58.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.18% (0.01183) | 35.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (8)
- http://code.call-cc.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=chicken-core.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=556108092774086b6c86c2e27daf3f740ffec091 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://code.call-cc.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=chicken-core.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=766056cd5f26b1d529405705449cb534609c113f x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://code.call-cc.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=chicken-core.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=9e2022652258e8a30e5cedbf0abc9cd85a0f6af7 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/11/3 x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/59758 x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/84188 x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/chicken-announce/2013-05/msg00000.html x_refsource_CONFIRMMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-2075 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://code.call-cc.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=chicken-core.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=556108092774086b6c86c2e27daf3f740ffec091 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://code.call-cc.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=chicken-core.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=766056cd5f26b1d529405705449cb534609c113f | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://code.call-cc.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=chicken-core.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=9e2022652258e8a30e5cedbf0abc9cd85a0f6af7 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/11/3 | x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/59758 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/84188 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/chicken-announce/2013-05/msg00000.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-2075 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Oct 31, 2019
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Feb 19, 2013
Link CVE-2013-2075
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a