Freeciv up to 2.0.7a packets.c resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Freeciv up to 2.0.7a. This affects an unknown part of the file packets.c. Performing a manipulation results in resource management. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2006-0047. Additionally, an exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Freeciv up to 2.0.7a. It has been classified as problematic. This affects some unknown functionality of the file packets.c. 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. The summary by CVE is:

packets.c in Freeciv 2.0 before 2.0.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (server crash) via crafted packets with negative compressed size values.

The bug was discovered 03/06/2006. The weakness was released 03/06/2006 by Luigi Auriemma (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at aluigi.altervista.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-0047 since 12/28/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

After even before and not, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 21028 (Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : freeciv (MDKSA-2006:053)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mandriva Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 2.0 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 17 hours after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (25166), Exploit-DB (1557), Tenable (21028), SecurityFocus (BID 16975†) and OSVDB (23667†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 21028
Nessus Name: Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : freeciv (MDKSA-2006:053)
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OpenVAS ID: 56401
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 994-1 (freeciv)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Freeciv 2.0

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: aluigi.altervista.org
Researcher: Luigi Auriemma
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2006-0047 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-0047
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-29031
X-Force: 25166
SecurityFocus: 16975 - Freeciv Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 19120
OSVDB: 23667 - Freeciv Crafted Jumbo Data Packet DoS
Vulnerability Center: 10619 - Freeciv DoS via Packets.c, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2006-0838

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 12:19
Updated: 06/15/2019 10:56
Changes: 03/12/2015 12:19 (81), 06/15/2019 10:56 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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