CVE catalog
CVE-2013-4385
chicken: CVE-2013-4385
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 3.42% · Oct 25, 2026
Buffer overflow in the "read-string!" procedure in the "extras" unit in CHICKEN stable before 4.8.0.5 and development snapshots before 4.8.3 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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | chicken | sid | 5.3.0-2 | fixed |
| Debian | chicken | forky | 5.3.0-2 | fixed |
| Debian | chicken | trixie | 5.3.0-2 | fixed |
| Debian | chicken | bookworm | 5.3.0-1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | chicken | 14.04 | 4.8.0.3-3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | chicken | 14.04 | 4.8.0.5-1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | chicken | source | sid | 4.8.0.5-1 | low | Not reported | [724740] |
| Debian | chicken | source | forky | 4.8.0.5-1 | low | Not reported | [724740] |
| Debian | chicken | source | trixie | 4.8.0.5-1 | low | Not reported | [724740] |
| Debian | chicken | source | bookworm | 4.8.0.5-1 | low | Not reported | [724740] |
| Ubuntu | chicken | deb | 14.04 | 4.8.0.5-1 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2013-4385 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [chicken-bin]Fixed
Source package: [chicken]
Details (2)
5.3.0-1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
4.8.0.5-1dsa · chicken · debian · bookworm; dsa · chicken · debian · 12
5.3.0-1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
4.8.0.5-1dsa · chicken · debian · bookworm; dsa · chicken · debian · 12
- [libchicken11]Fixed
Source package: [chicken]
Details (2)
5.3.0-1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
4.8.0.5-1dsa · chicken · debian · bookworm; dsa · chicken · debian · 12
5.3.0-1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
4.8.0.5-1dsa · chicken · debian · bookworm; dsa · chicken · debian · 12
- [libchicken-dev]Fixed
Source package: [chicken]
Details (2)
5.3.0-1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
4.8.0.5-1dsa · chicken · debian · bookworm; dsa · chicken · debian · 12
5.3.0-1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
4.8.0.5-1dsa · chicken · debian · bookworm; dsa · chicken · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [chicken-bin]Fixed
Source package: [chicken]
Details (2)
5.3.0-2· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.8.0.5-1dsa · chicken · debian · 13
5.3.0-2+b1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.8.0.5-1dsa · chicken · debian · 13
- [libchicken11t64]Fixed
Source package: [chicken]
Details (2)
5.3.0-2· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.8.0.5-1dsa · chicken · debian · 13
5.3.0-2+b1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.8.0.5-1dsa · chicken · debian · 13
- [libchicken-dev]Fixed
Source package: [chicken]
Details (2)
5.3.0-2· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.8.0.5-1dsa · chicken · debian · 13
5.3.0-2+b1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.8.0.5-1dsa · chicken · debian · 13
Observed: