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This CVE record has been updated after NVD enrichment efforts were completed. Enrichment data supplied by the NVD may require amendment due to these changes.
Description
Multiple buffer overflows in the (1) R5RS char-ready, (2) tcp-accept-ready, and (3) file-select procedures in Chicken through 4.8.0.3 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by opening a file descriptor with a large integer value. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-6122.
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CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc.5/13/2024 10:55:04 PM
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CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc.11/06/2023 9:14:55 PM
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Reference
Red Hat, Inc. http://code.call-cc.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=chicken-core.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=556108092774086b6c86c2e27daf3f740ffec091 [No types assigned]
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Reference
Red Hat, Inc. http://code.call-cc.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=chicken-core.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=766056cd5f26b1d529405705449cb534609c113f [No types assigned]
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Reference
Red Hat, Inc. http://code.call-cc.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=chicken-core.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=9e2022652258e8a30e5cedbf0abc9cd85a0f6af7 [No types assigned]
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Reference
Red Hat, Inc. http://code.call-cc.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=chicken-core.git;a=commitdiff;h=556108092774086b6c86c2e27daf3f740ffec091
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Reference
Red Hat, Inc. http://code.call-cc.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=chicken-core.git;a=commitdiff;h=766056cd5f26b1d529405705449cb534609c113f
Removed
Reference
Red Hat, Inc. http://code.call-cc.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=chicken-core.git;a=commitdiff;h=9e2022652258e8a30e5cedbf0abc9cd85a0f6af7
Initial Analysis by NIST11/06/2019 9:10:54 AM
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CVSS V3.1
NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS V2
NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
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CWE
NIST CWE-120
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CPE Configuration
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*cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 4.8.0.3
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Reference Type
http://code.call-cc.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=chicken-core.git;a=commitdiff;h=556108092774086b6c86c2e27daf3f740ffec091 No Types Assigned