Untrusted search path vulnerability in csi in Chicken before 4.8.2 allows local users to…
Priority LOW 21Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Untrusted search path vulnerability in csi in Chicken before 4.8.2 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse .csirc in the current working directory.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00426 37th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 13
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 4.8.1 | Vulnerable | chicken |
| cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.8.0 | Vulnerable | chicken |
| cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.8.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.8.0 rc1 | Vulnerable | chicken |
| cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.8.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.8.0 rc2 | Vulnerable | chicken |
| cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.8.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.8.0 rc3 | Vulnerable | chicken |
| cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.8.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.8.0 rc4 | Vulnerable | chicken |
| cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.8.0.1 | Vulnerable | chicken |
| cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.8.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.8.0.2 | Vulnerable | chicken |
| cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.8.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.8.0.3 | Vulnerable | chicken |
| cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.8.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.8.0.4 | Vulnerable | chicken |
- cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 4.8.1 Vulnerable ·chicken
- cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.8.0 Vulnerable ·chicken
- cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.8.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.8.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·chicken
- cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.8.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.8.0 rc2 Vulnerable ·chicken
- cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.8.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.8.0 rc3 Vulnerable ·chicken
- cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.8.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.8.0 rc4 Vulnerable ·chicken
- cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.8.0.1 Vulnerable ·chicken
- cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.8.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.8.0.2 Vulnerable ·chicken
- cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.8.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.8.0.3 Vulnerable ·chicken
- cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.8.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.8.0.4 Vulnerable ·chicken
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-1874
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-53x9-4x79-73hc
References
More Chicken vulnerabilities
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- TI-2014-05188 Buffer overflow in CHICKEN 4.9.0 and 4.9.0.1 may allow remote attackers to execute… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2016-05868 The "process-execute" and "process-spawn" procedures in CHICKEN Scheme used fixed-size… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2012-05089 Chicken before 4.8.0 is susceptible to algorithmic complexity attacks related to hash table collisions. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2013-01796 OS command injection vulnerability in the "qs" procedure from the "utils" module in Chicken before 4.9.0. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2013-01846 Buffer overflow in chicken CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2013-1874 · CVE Program
- CVE-2013-1874 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-53x9-4x79-73hc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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