PT-2017-9030 · Chicken+1 · Chicken+1

Vasilij Schneidermann · Published 2017-01-10 · Updated 2024-12-05 · CVE-2016-6831

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions CHICKEN versions prior to 4.12

Description The issue arises from the process-execute and process-spawn procedures not freeing memory correctly when the execve() call fails, leading to a memory leak. This could be exploited by an attacker to cause resource exhaustion or a denial of service.

Recommendations For versions prior to 4.12, update to version 4.12 or 5.0 when available to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider implementing measures to monitor and limit resource usage to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

DoS

Resource Exhaustion

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-400

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2019-1853

ALT-PU-2024-13015

CVE-2016-6831

DLA-643-1

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Chicken

References · 10

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-6831 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-6831 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-6831 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-6831 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6831 · Security Note
• http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/chicken-announce/2016-08/msg00001.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6831 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6831 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/92550 · Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/18/2 · Note