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CVE-2014-6310

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2014-6310 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in CHICKEN 4.9.0 and 4.9.0.1, specifically within the 'select' function, affecting various Debian Linux distributions. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness despite its age.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
4.9.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.9.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.9.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

9.8CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
4.71%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
90.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0471 is in the 85th percentile among its peer group of 36,833 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

lists.nongnu.org / archive/html/chicken-users/2014-08/msg00055.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
security-tracker.debian.org / tracker/CVE-2014-6310
Third Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2014/09/11/6
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/69727
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry