CVE-2015-4556 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the CHICKEN Scheme library via the string-translate* procedure, causing a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2015-4556?
CVE-2015-4556 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Mar 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The string-translate* procedure in the data-structures unit in CHICKEN before 4.10.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash).
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-4556?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Call-Cc Chicken.
How do I fix CVE-2015-4556?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2015-4556 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-4556 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-4556, GHSA-j22h-w3hq-g7h8, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-4556.