CVE-2014-3776
Buffer overflow in the "read-u8vector!" procedure in the srfi-4 unit in CHICKEN stable 4.8.0.7...
Buffer overflow in the "read-u8vector!" procedure in the srfi-4 unit in CHICKEN stable 4.8.0.7 and development snapshots before 4.9.1 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-u8vector!" procedure in the srfi-4 unit in CHICKEN stable 4.8.0.7 and development snapshots before 4.9.1 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-2014-3776- 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-u8vector!" procedure in the srfi-4 unit in CHICKEN stable 4.8.0.7 and development snapshots before 4.9.1 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-2014-3776- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-3715 No score
Buffer overflow in the "read-u8vector!" procedure in the srfi-4 unit in CHICKEN stable 4.8.0.7 and development snapshots before 4.9.1 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-2014-3715- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7rfg-5gwp-3v5f No score
Buffer overflow in the "read-u8vector!" procedure in the srfi-4 unit in CHICKEN stable 4.8.0.7...
Buffer overflow in the "read-u8vector!" procedure in the srfi-4 unit in CHICKEN stable 4.8.0.7 and development snapshots before 4.9.1 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-7rfg-5gwp-3v5f- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Buffer overflow in the "read-u8vector!" procedure in the srfi-4 unit in CHICKEN stable 4.8.0.7 and development snapshots before 4.9.1 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-2014-3776- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2014-3776 No score
Buffer overflow in the "read-u8vector!" procedure in the srfi-4 unit in CHICKEN stable 4.8.0.7 and development snapshots before 4.9.1 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-2014-3776- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2014-3776 No score
Buffer overflow in the "read-u8vector!" procedure in the srfi-4 unit in CHICKEN stable 4.8.0.7 and development snapshots before 4.9.1 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-2014-3776- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected | ||
| 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-2014-3776 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Call-cc Chicken, published May 20, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.50%, the 91st percentile. Fixed in chicken 4.9.0-1.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/67468
lists.gnu.org/archive/html/chicken-hackers/2014-05/msg00032.html
bugs.call-cc.org/ticket/1124
seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q2/334
code.call-cc.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=chicken-core.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1d06ce7e21c7e903ca5dca11fda6fcf2cc52de5e
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-54
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nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3776
github.com/advisories/GHSA-7rfg-5gwp-3v5f
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-3776
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-3776
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-3776