Instance Four Tincat Release 2 logging memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Instance Four Tincat Release 2. It has been declared as critical. Affected is the function logging. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2005-0906. Additionally, an exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Instance Four Tincat Release 2. Affected by this issue is the function logging. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Buffer overflow in a player logging function in the Tincat network library 2.x before 2.0.28, as used in games such as Sacred and The Settlers: Heritage of Kings, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

The weakness was released 05/02/2005 by Luigi Auriemma (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2005-0906 since 03/29/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading to version 2.x eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (25291), SecurityFocus (BID 12912†) and Secunia (SA14762†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Tincat 2.x

Timelineinfo

03/28/2005 🔍
03/29/2005 +1 days 🔍
03/29/2005 +0 days 🔍
05/02/2005 +34 days 🔍
05/02/2005 +0 days 🔍
03/10/2015 +3599 days 🔍
02/03/2025 +3618 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Luigi Auriemma
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2005-0906 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-0906
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-24716
SecurityFocus: 12912 - Tincat Network Library Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 14762 - The Settlers: Heritage of Kings Player Logging Buffer Overflow, Highly Critical

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2015 23:05
Updated: 02/03/2025 06:49
Changes: 03/10/2015 23:05 (53), 07/07/2018 10:14 (8), 02/03/2025 06:49 (19)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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