OpenTTD up to 0.4.7 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in OpenTTD. The affected element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2006-1998. Additionally, an exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in OpenTTD. This affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

OpenTTD 0.4.7 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service (application exit) via a large invalid error number, which triggers an error.

The bug was discovered 04/23/2006. The weakness was released 04/25/2006 by Luigi Auriemma (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at aluigi.altervista.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-1998 since 04/25/2006. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 22325 (GLSA-200609-03 : OpenTTD: Remote Denial of Service), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 5 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (26000), Exploit-DB (1709), Tenable (22325), SecurityFocus (BID 17661†) and OSVDB (24875†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-29872. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.6

VulDB Base Score: 4.0
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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 22325
Nessus Name: GLSA-200609-03 : OpenTTD: Remote Denial of Service
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OpenVAS ID: 57881
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200609-03 (openttd)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: aluigi.altervista.org
Researcher: Luigi Auriemma
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-1998 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-1998
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-29871
X-Force: 26000
SecurityFocus: 17661 - OpenTTD Multiple Denial Of Service Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 19768 - OpenTTD Error Number Handling Denial of Service, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 24875 - OpenTTD command packet denial of service
Vulnerability Center: 12691 - OpenTTD Local Denial of Service via Large Invalid Error Number, Low
Vupen: ADV-2006-1480

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

Created: 03/12/2015 12:19
Updated: 04/10/2025 14:40
Changes: 03/12/2015 12:19 (79), 06/25/2019 11:28 (6), 04/10/2025 14:40 (19)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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