# CVE-2014-9651: Buffer overflow in CHICKEN 4.9.0.x before 4.9.0.2, 4.9.x before 4.9.1, and before 5.0 allows attackers to have unspecified impact via a posi

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2015-08-28 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Buffer overflow in CHICKEN 4.9.0.x before 4.9.0.2, 4.9.x before 4.9.1, and before 5.0 allows attackers to have unspecified impact via a positive START argument to the "substring-index[-ci] procedures."

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## References

- http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/chicken-users/2015-01/msg00048.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-54
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72011
- http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/chicken-hackers/2014-12/msg00000.html

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