Buffer overflow in the "read-u8vector!" procedure in the srfi-4 unit in CHICKEN stable…
Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-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-u8vector!" procedure in the srfi-4 unit in CHICKEN stable 4.8.0.7 and development snapshots before 4.9.1 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 0.04497 91st 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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-3776
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7rfg-5gwp-3v5f
References
Advisory 1
Other 6
- [Chicken-hackers] 20140517 [PATCH] Bound read-u8vector! to dest vector's size when no length is given
- https://bugs.call-cc.org/ticket/1124
- [oss-security] 20140519 Re: CVE request for buffer overrun in CHICKEN Scheme
- http://code.call-cc.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=chicken-core.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1d06ce7e21c7e903ca5dca11fda6fcf2cc52de5e
- [oss-security] 20140518 CVE request for buffer overrun in CHICKEN Scheme
- [chicken-announce] 20140518 [SECURITY] Buffer-overrun in some uses of read-u8vect
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Sources
- CVE-2014-3776 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-3776 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7rfg-5gwp-3v5f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2014-3776 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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