CVE-2016-6831

Description

The "process-execute" and "process-spawn" procedures did not free memory correctly when the execve() call failed, resulting in a memory leak. This could be abused by an attacker to cause resource exhaustion or a denial of service. This affects all releases of CHICKEN up to and including 4.11 (it will be fixed in 4.12 and 5.0, which are not yet released).

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.54%
Vendor Advisory nongnu.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92550 third party advisory vdb entry
http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/chicken-announce/2016-08/msg00001.html patch vendor advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-6831?
CVE-2016-6831 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-6831?
To fix CVE-2016-6831, 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-2016-6831 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-6831 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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