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CVE-2017-6949

UnknownEPSS 1.47%

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CVE-2017-6949 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. An issue was discovered in CHICKEN Scheme through 4.12.0. When using a nonstandard CHICKEN-specific extension to allocate an SRFI-4 vector in unmanaged memory, the vector size would be used in unsanitised form as an argument to malloc(). EPSS estimates a 1.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

An issue was discovered in CHICKEN Scheme through 4.12.0. When using a nonstandard CHICKEN-specific extension to allocate an SRFI-4 vector in unmanaged memory, the vector size would be used in unsanitised form as an argument to malloc(). With an unexpected size, the impact may have been a segfault or buffer overflow.

Metrics

EPSS Probability
1.47%

70.3th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
Call-CcChicken4.12.0

References

Timeline

Published
Last Modified
Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2017-6949?
An issue was discovered in CHICKEN Scheme through 4.12.0. When using a nonstandard CHICKEN-specific extension to allocate an SRFI-4 vector in unmanaged memory, the vector size would be used in unsanitised form as an argument to malloc(). With an unexpected size, the impact may have been a segfault or buffer overflow.
How severe is CVE-2017-6949?
Severity scoring for CVE-2017-6949 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 1.47% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2017-6949?
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Source: NVD / NIST