Buffer overflow in CHICKEN 4.9.0 and 4.9.0.1 may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the 'select' function.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2014-6310 is rated High Risk (65.9/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.71%, 91th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 16.93% | 4.71% | -12.22% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 25.67% | 16.93% | -8.74% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 25.67% | — |
Full EPSS history (10 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.8 | 3.1 | CRITICAL |
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3.9 | 5.9 | [email protected] |
| 7.5 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
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unimportant | CVE-2014-6310 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (chicken), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-6310 |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2014-6310 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (chicken), 4 status rows across 4 suites (lucid, precise, trusty, upstream): not-affected 2, DNE 1, needs-triage 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-6310 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| call-cc | chicken | 4.9.0 | cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| call-cc | chicken | 4.9.0.1 | cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:chicken:4.9.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | debian_linux | 8.0 | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | debian_linux | 9.0 | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | debian_linux | 10.0 | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/11/6 | Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69727 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/chicken-users/2014-08/msg00055.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-6310 | Third Party Advisory |