OS command injection vulnerability in the "qs" procedure from the "utils" module in Chicken before 4.9.0.
Priority MEDIUM 45CWE-78Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.
Summary
OS command injection vulnerability in the "qs" procedure from the "utils" module in Chicken before 4.9.0.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.04561 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed chicken (chicken): 4.9.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicken | chicken | before 4.9.0 | 4.9.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- chicken Vendorchicken Affected before 4.9.0 Fixed in 4.9.0 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 4.8.2 | Vulnerable | chicken |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
- cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 4.8.2 Vulnerable ·chicken
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
Remediation
- Fix · CNA chicken (chicken) Fixed in 4.9.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-2024
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pxgh-qm7m-8gcq
References
More Chicken vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-22220 egg-compile.scm in CHICKEN 5.x before 5.3.1 allows arbitrary OS command execution during… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- 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-2013-01846 Buffer overflow in chicken CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2014-03061 Buffer overflow in the "read-u8vector!" procedure in the srfi-4 unit in CHICKEN stable… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2013-2024 · CVE Program
- CVE-2013-2024 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pxgh-qm7m-8gcq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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