CVE-2016-6830 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the "process-execute" and "process-spawn" procedures of CHICKEN Scheme, affecting all versions up to 4.11. This flaw allows user-supplied arguments or environment variables to trigger a buffer overrun during an execve() call. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), this vulnerability presents a severe risk, as it is network-exploitable with low attack complexity, potentially leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.11.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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