What is CVE-2013-2075?

CVE-2013-2075 is a high-severity vulnerability in Call-Cc Chicken, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-10-31.

How severe is CVE-2013-2075?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Call-Cc Chicken

CVE-2013-2075

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.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.022 (80.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Call-cc Chicken
Chicken — versions through 4.8.0.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-120 — Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow)

References

secalert@redhat.com (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
secalert@redhat.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
secalert@redhat.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
secalert@redhat.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2013-2075?: CVE-2013-2075 is a high-severity vulnerability in Call-Cc Chicken, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-10-31.
How severe is CVE-2013-2075?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.