CVE-2013-2075

Multiple buffer overflows in the (1) R5RS char-ready, (2) tcp-accept-ready, and (3) file-select...

8.8 High

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

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

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

2.21%Up 1.0 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 8.8

Record: CVE-2013-2075
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-120
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2013-2075
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2013-2054 No score

Record: EUVD-2013-2054
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9746-rx65-4fcc 8.8

Multiple buffer overflows in the (1) R5RS char-ready, (2) tcp-accept-ready, and (3) file-select...

Record: GHSA-9746-rx65-4fcc
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-120
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2013-2075 8.8

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2013-2075
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	affected, facts
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-2013-2075 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 2.21%, the 82nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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