CVE-2013-4385
EPSS 2.7%
Description
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.
How to fix CVE-2013-4385
To remediate CVE-2013-4385, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/chicken—upgrade to 4.8.0.5-1 or later
Is CVE-2013-4385 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 2.7%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 4.8.0.5-1