CVE-2013-4385
Buffer overflow in the "read-string!" procedure in the "extras" unit in CHICKEN stable before 4.8...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2013-4385- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2013-4385- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2013-4266 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2013-4266- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g24x-85v7-hrf2 No score
Buffer overflow in the "read-string!" procedure in the "extras" unit in CHICKEN stable before 4.8...
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.
- Record
GHSA-g24x-85v7-hrf2- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2013-4385- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2013-4385 No score
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2013-4385- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2013-4385 No score
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.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2013-4385- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2013-4385 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Call-cc Chicken, published October 9, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.42%, the 88th percentile. Fixed in chicken 4.8.0.5-1.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/62690
lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/chicken-announce/2013-09/msg00001.html
lists.gnu.org/archive/html/chicken-announce/2013-10/msg00000.html
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-54
secunia.com/advisories/55009
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nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4385
github.com/advisories/GHSA-g24x-85v7-hrf2
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-4385
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-4385
code.call-cc.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=chicken-core.git;a=commit;h=cd1b9775005ebe220ba11265dbf5396142e65f26
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/09/26/7
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-4385