Freeciv buffer overflow | CVE-2022-39047
NAME
Freeciv buffer overflow
- Platforms Affected:
Freeciv Freeciv 2.6.6
Freeciv Freeciv 3.0.2 - Risk Level:
9.8 - Exploitability:
Unproven - Consequences:
Gain Access
DESCRIPTION
Freeciv is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the Modpack Installer utility. By sending a specially-crafted request using the modpack URL, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service condition on the system.
CVSS 3.0 Information
- Privileges Required: None
- User Interaction: None
- Scope: Unchanged
- Access Vector: Network
- Access Complexity: Low
- Confidentiality Impact: High
- Integrity Impact: High
- Availability Impact: High
- Remediation Level: Official Fix
MITIGATION
Upgrade to the latest version of Freeciv (2.6.7, 3.0.3 or later), available from the Freeciv Web site. See References.
- Reference Link:
https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2022/q3/161 - Reference Link:
https://www.freeciv.org/download.html
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