OpenTTD 0.4.7 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in OpenTTD 0.4.7. The impacted element is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to denial of service. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2006-1999. Moreover, an exploit is present. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in OpenTTD 0.4.7. This vulnerability affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

The multiplayer menu in OpenTTD 0.4.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a UDP packet with an incorrect size, which causes the client to return to the main menu.

The bug was discovered 04/23/2006. The weakness was disclosed 04/25/2006 by Luigi Auriemma (Website). The advisory is shared for download at aluigi.altervista.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2006-1999 since 04/25/2006. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

It is possible to download the exploit 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 (26004), Exploit-DB (1709), Tenable (22325), SecurityFocus (BID 17661†) and OSVDB (28563†). The entry VDB-29871 is pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: 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-2006-1999 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-1999
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-29872
X-Force: 26004
SecurityFocus: 17661 - OpenTTD Multiple Denial Of Service Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 19768 - OpenTTD Error Number Handling Denial of Service, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 28563 - OpenTTD UDP packet denial of service
Vulnerability Center: 12692 - OpenTTD Multiplayer Menu Denial of Service via UDP Packet with Incorrect Size, Medium
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: 04/08/2025 03:05
Changes: 03/12/2015 12:19 (78), 06/25/2019 11:32 (6), 04/08/2025 03:05 (19)
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