CVE-2015-4556

Description

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).

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.65% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1231871 issue tracking patch
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q2/712 mailing list third party advisory patch
http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/chicken-hackers/2015-06/msg00037.html mailing list third party advisory patch
http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/chicken-announce/2015-06/msg00010.html mailing list third party advisory patch
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-54 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97293 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-4556?
CVE-2015-4556 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-4556?
To fix CVE-2015-4556, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2015-4556 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-4556 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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