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TI-2013-03842 Aliases CVE-2013-4385GHSA-g24x-85v7-hrf2

Buffer overflow in the "read-string!" procedure in the "extras" unit in CHICKEN stable…

Priority LOW 39CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Buffer overflow in the "read-string!" procedure in the "extras" unit in CHICKEN stable before 4.8.0.5 and development snapshots before 4.8.3 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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03416 88th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 46

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 4.8.0.4Vulnerablechicken
cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.0Vulnerablechicken
cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.0Vulnerablechicken
cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.0Vulnerablechicken
cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:3.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.3.0Vulnerablechicken
cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4.0Vulnerablechicken
cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.0Vulnerablechicken
cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.0Vulnerablechicken
cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.0Vulnerablechicken
cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3.0Vulnerablechicken
  • cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 4.8.0.4 Vulnerable ·chicken
  • cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.0 Vulnerable ·chicken
  • cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.0 Vulnerable ·chicken
  • cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.0 Vulnerable ·chicken
  • cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:3.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.0 Vulnerable ·chicken
  • cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.0 Vulnerable ·chicken
  • cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.0 Vulnerable ·chicken
  • cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.0 Vulnerable ·chicken
  • cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.0 Vulnerable ·chicken
  • cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.0 Vulnerable ·chicken
Show 36 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.4.0Vulnerablechicken
cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.5.0Vulnerablechicken
cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.6.0Vulnerablechicken
cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.7.0Vulnerablechicken
cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.7.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.7.0.6Vulnerablechicken
cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.8.0Vulnerablechicken
cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.8.0.1Vulnerablechicken
cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.8.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.8.0.2Vulnerablechicken
cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.8.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.8.0.3Vulnerablechicken
cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 4.8.1Vulnerablechicken
cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3.3Vulnerablechicken
cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3.4Vulnerablechicken
cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3.5Vulnerablechicken
cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3.6Vulnerablechicken
cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3.7Vulnerablechicken
cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.4.3Vulnerablechicken
cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.4.4Vulnerablechicken
cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.4.5Vulnerablechicken
cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.4.6Vulnerablechicken
cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.5.2Vulnerablechicken
cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.5.5Vulnerablechicken
cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.5.6Vulnerablechicken
cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.5.7Vulnerablechicken
cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.6.1Vulnerablechicken
cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.6.2Vulnerablechicken
cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.6.3Vulnerablechicken
cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.6.5Vulnerablechicken
cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.6.6Vulnerablechicken
cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.6.7Vulnerablechicken
cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.7.2Vulnerablechicken
cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.7.3Vulnerablechicken
cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.7.4Vulnerablechicken
cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.8.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*4.8.0 rc1Vulnerablechicken
cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.8.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*4.8.0 rc2Vulnerablechicken
cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.8.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*4.8.0 rc3Vulnerablechicken
cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.8.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*4.8.0 rc4Vulnerablechicken
  • cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.4.0 Vulnerable ·chicken
  • cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5.0 Vulnerable ·chicken
  • cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6.0 Vulnerable ·chicken
  • cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.7.0 Vulnerable ·chicken
  • cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.7.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.7.0.6 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:4.8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 4.8.1 Vulnerable ·chicken
  • cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.3 Vulnerable ·chicken
  • cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.4 Vulnerable ·chicken
  • cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.5 Vulnerable ·chicken
  • cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.6 Vulnerable ·chicken
  • cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.7 Vulnerable ·chicken
  • cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.4.3 Vulnerable ·chicken
  • cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.4.4 Vulnerable ·chicken
  • cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.4.5 Vulnerable ·chicken
  • cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.4.6 Vulnerable ·chicken
  • cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5.2 Vulnerable ·chicken
  • cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5.5 Vulnerable ·chicken
  • cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5.6 Vulnerable ·chicken
  • cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5.7 Vulnerable ·chicken
  • cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6.1 Vulnerable ·chicken
  • cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6.2 Vulnerable ·chicken
  • cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6.3 Vulnerable ·chicken
  • cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6.5 Vulnerable ·chicken
  • cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6.6 Vulnerable ·chicken
  • cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6.7 Vulnerable ·chicken
  • cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.7.2 Vulnerable ·chicken
  • cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.7.3 Vulnerable ·chicken
  • cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.7.4 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

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-4385
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g24x-85v7-hrf2

References

Patch 2

Advisory 1

Other 1

  • 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-2013-01796 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
See all 17 →

Sources

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