CVE Catalog

CVE-2014-3776

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

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.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to remotely trigger application crashes, leading to service availability interruptions. There is also a risk of arbitrary code execution, which can have serious security implications.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade to CHICKEN version 4.9.1 or later to mitigate this vulnerability. Additionally, monitoring and restricting access to the functions may help minimize the risk.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS