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A vulnerability has been found in Freeciv 2.1.0 Beta1 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function handle_unit_orders
. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Buffer overflow in Freeciv 2.1.0-beta1 and earlier, and SVN 15 Jul 2006 and earlier, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a (1) negative chunk_length or a (2) large chunk->offset value in a PACKET_PLAYER_ATTRIBUTE_CHUNK packet in the generic_handle_player_attribute_chunk function in common/packets.c, and (3) a large packet->length value in the handle_unit_orders function in server/unithand.c.
The weakness was shared 07/27/2006 by Luigi Auriemma as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-3913 since 07/27/2006. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.
It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 22684 (Debian DSA-1142-1 : freeciv - missing boundary checks), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (27956) and Tenable (22684). The entries VDB-29031, VDB-53949, VDB-147880 and VDB-207622 are related to this item.
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CPE 2.3
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Nessus ID: 22684
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-1142-1 : freeciv - missing boundary checks
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OpenVAS ID: 57211
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1142-1 (freeciv)
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Sources
Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔Researcher: Luigi Auriemma
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2006-3913 (🔍)
X-Force: 27956
Vulnerability Center: 12822 - Freeciv Buffer Overflow Allows Remote DoS and Code Execution, High
SecurityFocus: 19117 - Freeciv Multiple Remote Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 21171 - Freeciv Denial of Service Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 27445 - Freeciv unithand.c handle_unit_orders Function Remote DoS
Vupen: ADV-2006-2942
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Entry
Created: 03/12/2015 14:25Updated: 07/08/2019 23:00
Changes: 03/12/2015 14:25 (73), 07/08/2019 23:00 (8)
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