The "process-execute" and "process-spawn" procedures did not free memory correctly when the execve() call failed, resulting in a memory leak. This could be abused by an attacker to cause resource exhaustion or a denial of service. This affects all releases of CHICKEN up to and including 4.11 (it will be fixed in 4.12 and 5.0, which are not yet released).
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DLA |
DLA-643-1 | chicken security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2016-7716 | The "process-execute" and "process-spawn" procedures did not free memory correctly when the execve() call failed, resulting in a memory leak. This could be abused by an attacker to cause resource exhaustion or a denial of service. This affects all releases of CHICKEN up to and including 4.11 (it will be fixed in 4.12 and 5.0, which are not yet released). |
Fixes
Solution
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T01:43:37.979Z
Reserved: 2016-08-17T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2016-6831
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Status : Deferred
Published: 2017-01-10T15:59:00.470
Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860
Link: CVE-2016-6831
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
Debian DLA
EUVD