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TI-2014-07841 Aliases CVE-2014-9651GHSA-g3x6-wqp3-hmmm

Buffer overflow in CHICKEN 4.9.0.x before 4.9.0.2, 4.9.x before 4.9.1, and before 5.0…

Priority LOW 36CWE-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 CHICKEN 4.9.0.x before 4.9.0.2, 4.9.x before 4.9.1, and before 5.0 allows attackers to have unspecified impact via a positive START argument to the "substring-index[-ci] procedures."

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01483 74th 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 · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.9.0Vulnerablechicken
cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.9.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.9.0.1Vulnerablechicken
cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.10.0Vulnerablechicken
  • cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.9.0 Vulnerable ·chicken
  • cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.9.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.9.0.1 Vulnerable ·chicken
  • cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.10.0 Vulnerable ·chicken

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-9651
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g3x6-wqp3-hmmm

References

Advisory 2

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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