Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2015-4556 (CCN-104020)

Assigned:2015-06-15
Published:2015-06-15
Updated:2017-07-01
Summary:The string-translate* procedure in the data-structures unit in CHICKEN before 4.10.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash).
CVSS v3 Severity:7.5 High (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): High
5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:5.0 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
3.7 Low (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
5.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
3.7 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-20
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2015-4556

Source: CCN
Type: CHICKEN Web site
[Chicken-announce] [SECURITY] Potential buffer overrun in string-transla

Source: MLIST
Type: Patch, Third Party Advisory
[chicken-announce] 20150615 [Chicken-announce] [SECURITY] Potential buffer overrun in string-translate*

Source: MLIST
Type: Patch, Third Party Advisory
[chicken-hackers] 20150614 [Chicken-hackers] [PATCH] [SECURITY] Fix buffer overrun in string-translate*

Source: CCN
Type: oss-security Mailing List, Mon, 15 Jun 2015 09:39:37 +0200
CVE request for buffer overrun in CHICKEN Scheme's string-translate* procedure

Source: CCN
Type: oss-security Mailing List, Mon, 15 Jun 2015 07:28:29 -0400 (EDT)
Re: CVE request for buffer overrun in CHICKEN Scheme's string-translate* procedure

Source: MLIST
Type: Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
[oss-security] 20150615 Re: CVE request for buffer overrun in CHICKEN Scheme's string-translate* procedure

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
97293

Source: CCN
Type: BID-97293
CHICKEN CVE-2015-4556 Denial of Service Vulnerability

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Issue Tracking, Patch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1231871

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
chicken-cve20154556-bo(104020)

Source: GENTOO
Type: UNKNOWN
GLSA-201612-54

Source: CCN
Type: WhiteSource Vulnerability Database
CVE-2015-4556

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:call-cc:chicken:*:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 4.9.0)

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:201545560000000
    V
    CVE-2015-4556 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - medium.
    2017-03-29
    oval:com.ubuntu.artful:def:20154556000
    V
    CVE-2015-4556 on Ubuntu 17.10 (artful) - medium.
    2017-03-29
    oval:com.ubuntu.trusty:def:20154556000
    V
    CVE-2015-4556 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) - medium.
    2017-03-29
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:201545560000000
    V
    CVE-2015-4556 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
    2017-03-29
    oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:20154556000
    V
    CVE-2015-4556 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - medium.
    2017-03-29
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:20154556000
    V
    CVE-2015-4556 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
    2017-03-29
    oval:com.ubuntu.disco:def:201545560000000
    V
    CVE-2015-4556 on Ubuntu 19.04 (disco) - medium.
    2017-03-29
    oval:com.ubuntu.cosmic:def:20154556000
    V
    CVE-2015-4556 on Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) - medium.
    2017-03-29
    oval:com.ubuntu.cosmic:def:201545560000000
    V
    CVE-2015-4556 on Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) - medium.
    2017-03-29
    oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20154556000
    V
    CVE-2015-4556 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - medium.
    2017-03-29
    BACK
    call-cc chicken * rc1