CVE-2013-1874: Medium severity call/cc chicken vulnerability

Published Sep 29, 2014
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Updated

Untrusted search path vulnerability in csi in Chicken before 4.8.2 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse .csirc in the current working directory.

Affected Software

13 affected components
Call-cc Chicken<=4.8.1
Call-cc Chicken=4.8.0
Call-cc Chicken=4.8.0-rc1
Call-cc Chicken=4.8.0-rc2
Call-cc Chicken=4.8.0-rc3
Call-cc Chicken=4.8.0-rc4
Call-cc Chicken=4.8.0.1
Call-cc Chicken=4.8.0.2
Call-cc Chicken=4.8.0.3
Call-cc Chicken=4.8.0.4
Call-cc Chicken=4.8.0.5
Call-cc Chicken=4.8.0.6
Call-cc Chicken=4.8.0.7

Event History

Sep 29, 2014
CVE Published
via MITRE·10:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·10:00 PM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2013-1874?

CVE-2013-1874 is considered a high severity vulnerability due to its potential to allow arbitrary code execution by local users.

2

How do I fix CVE-2013-1874?

To fix CVE-2013-1874, upgrade to Chicken version 4.8.2 or later to mitigate the untrusted search path issue.

3

Who is affected by CVE-2013-1874?

CVE-2013-1874 affects local users running vulnerable versions of Chicken up to 4.8.1.

4

What type of attacks can CVE-2013-1874 facilitate?

CVE-2013-1874 can facilitate attacks where a local user executes arbitrary code by placing a malicious .csirc file in the current working directory.

5

Is CVE-2013-1874 still a concern?

CVE-2013-1874 should no longer be a concern if users are running Chicken version 4.8.2 or later, which has patched the vulnerability.

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