CVE-2016-6831 is a memory leak vulnerability in CHICKEN Scheme versions up to 4.11, specifically within the "process-execute" and "process-spawn" procedures. This flaw occurs when the execve() call fails, leading to improper memory deallocation. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this to cause resource exhaustion and a denial of service (DoS) with low attack complexity. While rated as high severity (CVSS 7.5), there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| 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:N/I:N/A:H
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