Due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-6125, all versions of CHICKEN Scheme up to and…
Priority LOW 35CWE-407Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-407.
Summary
Due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-6125, all versions of CHICKEN Scheme up to and including 4.12.0 are vulnerable to an algorithmic complexity attack. An attacker can provide crafted input which, when inserted into the symbol table, will result in O(n) lookup time.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0094 61st 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-2017-11343
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7945-x94j-3j4w
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-2013-01796 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-2017-11343 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-11343 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7945-x94j-3j4w · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2017-11343 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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