VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-9334

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability1.55%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2017-06-01
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

An incorrect "pair?" check in the Scheme "length" procedure results in an unsafe pointer dereference in all CHICKEN Scheme versions prior to 4.13, which allows an attacker to cause a denial of service by passing an improper list to an application that calls "length" on it.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

Primary references