CVE-2013-2075 Memory corruption in chicken
Attackers can cause a denial of service crash in Chicken Scheme by exploiting buffer overflows in specific procedures via large integer file descriptors.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2013-2075?
CVE-2013-2075 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in chicken, published on 31 Oct 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-120
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-2075?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Call-Cc Chicken.
How do I fix CVE-2013-2075?
No fix has been published for CVE-2013-2075 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2013-2075 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-2075 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in chicken
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9746-rx65-4fcc.