FreedroidRPG 1.0rc2 map.c out-of-bounds write

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A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in FreedroidRPG 1.0rc2. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file map.c. Such manipulation leads to out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2020-14938. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability was found in FreedroidRPG 1.0rc2 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the file map.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

An issue was discovered in map.c in FreedroidRPG 1.0rc2. It assumes lengths of data sets read from saved game files. It copies data from a file into a fixed-size heap-allocated buffer without size verification, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.

The weakness was disclosed 06/23/2020. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2020-14938 since 06/21/2020. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The entry VDB-157173 is pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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• FreedroidRPG

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• 1.0rc2

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