SB2013092705 - Fedora EPEL 6 update for chicken
Published: September 27, 2013 Updated: April 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2013092705
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-4385)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.