Wesnoth 1.0 uncompress_buffer resource management

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Wesnoth 1.0. Affected is the function uncompress_buffer. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

The uncompress_buffer function in src/server/simple_wml.cpp in Wesnoth before r33069 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a large compressed WML document.

The bug was discovered 03/02/2009. The weakness was published 03/12/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at gna.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2009-0366 since 01/29/2009. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 35907 (Debian DSA-1737-1 : wesnoth - several vulnerabilities), 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 175161 (Debian Security Update for Wesnoth (DSA-1737)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (49204) and Tenable (35907). Similar entries are available at 46967 and 47106.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
ATT&CK: Unknown

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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 35907
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-1737-1 : wesnoth - several vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 63534
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1737-1 (wesnoth)
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Advisory: gna.org
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-0366 (🔍)
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X-Force: 49204
Vulnerability Center: 21276 - Wesnoth < 1.5.11 Large Compressed WML Document Remote DoS Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 34085 - Wesnoth 'simple_wml.cpp' Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 34253 - Wesnoth "simple_wml.cpp" Denial of Service Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 52672 - Wesnoth simple_wml.cpp uncompress_buffer() Function WML File Handling DoS

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Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 08/30/2019 16:55
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (79), 08/30/2019 16:55 (4)
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