incorrect "pair?" check in the Scheme "length" procedure results in an unsafe pointer dereference in all CHICKEN Scheme versions prior to 4

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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CLEANSTART-2023-CR50278",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "incorrect \"pair?\" check in the Scheme \"length\" procedure results in an unsafe pointer dereference in all CHICKEN Scheme versions prior to 4",
    "summary": "Security vulnerability affects the chicken package. An incorrect \"pair?\" check in the Scheme \"length\" procedure results in an unsafe pointer dereference in all CHICKEN Scheme versions prior to 4.",
    "evidence": "osv:CLEANSTART-2023-CR50278",
    "products": [
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "chicken",
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        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [
          {
            "value": "4.12.0-r2",
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        "affected_versions": []
      }
    ],
    "severity": "critical",
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      "id": "CLEANSTART-2023-CR50278",
      "aliases": [
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      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
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          "package": {
            "name": "chicken",
            "purl": "pkg:apk/cleanstart/chicken",
            "ecosystem": "CleanStart"
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          "database_specific": {
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        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-08T16:47:00.504019017Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "upstream": [
        "CVE-2017-9334"
      ],
      "references": [
        "https://github.com/cleanstart-dev/cleanstart-security-advisories/tree/main/advisories/2023/CLEANSTART-2023-CR50278.json",
        "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-9334",
        "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9334"
      ],
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    },
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      {
        "value": "CVE-2017-9334",
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    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 101482,
  "published_at": "2026-09-30T19:15:01.75+00:00"
}