CVE-2013-2024

OS command injection vulnerability in the "qs" procedure from the "utils" module in Chicken...

8.8 HighFix available

OS command injection vulnerability in the "qs" procedure from the "utils" module in Chicken before 4.9.0.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

4.56%Up 2.2 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 8.8

OS command injection vulnerability in the "qs" procedure from the "utils" module in Chicken before 4.9.0.

Record: CVE-2013-2024
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 9.0 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-78
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

OS command injection vulnerability in the "qs" procedure from the "utils" module in Chicken before 4.9.0.

Record: CVE-2013-2024
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2013-2012 No score

OS command injection vulnerability in the "qs" procedure from the "utils" module in Chicken before 4.9.0.

Record: EUVD-2013-2012
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pxgh-qm7m-8gcq 8.8

OS command injection vulnerability in the "qs" procedure from the "utils" module in Chicken...

OS command injection vulnerability in the "qs" procedure from the "utils" module in Chicken before 4.9.0.

Record: GHSA-pxgh-qm7m-8gcq
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-78
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 8.8

OS command injection vulnerability in the "qs" procedure from the "utils" module in Chicken before 4.9.0.

Record: CVE-2013-2024
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2013-2024 8.8

OS command injection vulnerability in the "qs" procedure from the "utils" module in Chicken before 4.9.0.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2013-2024
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2013-2024 8.8

OS command injection vulnerability in the "qs" procedure from the "utils" module in Chicken before 4.9.0.

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2013-2024
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`chicken` Debian:12	before 4.8.0.3-1	4.8.0.3-1
`chicken` Debian:13	before 4.8.0.3-1	4.8.0.3-1
`chicken` Debian:14	before 4.8.0.3-1	4.8.0.3-1
`chicken` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 4.9.0.1-1	None known
`chicken` Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 4.11.0-14.12.0-0.3	None known
`chicken` Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 5.1.0-1	None known
`chicken` Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 5.2.0-2	None known
`chicken` Ubuntu:24.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 5.3.0-15.3.0-1.15.3.0-1.1build1	None known
`chicken` Ubuntu:25.10	All versions, plus listed versions 5.3.0-2	None known
`chicken` Ubuntu:26.10	All versions, plus listed versions 5.3.0-2build1	None known
`chicken` Ubuntu:26.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 5.3.0-25.3.0-2build1	None known

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2013-2024 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Call-cc Chicken, published October 31, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.56%, the 91st percentile. Fixed in chicken 4.8.0.3-1.

References

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