Gillius Programming Game Networking Engine up to 0.70 consolestreambuf.cpp flush_output denial of service

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Gillius Programming Game Networking Engine up to 0.70. The affected element is the function flush_output of the file consolestreambuf.cpp. This manipulation causes denial of service. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2006-3908. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability was found in Gillius Programming Game Networking Engine up to 0.70. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function flush_output of the file consolestreambuf.cpp. 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Format string vulnerability in the flush_output function in ConsoleStreambuf.cpp in Game Network Engine (GNE) 0.70 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute code via format string specifiers in unspecified vectors involving output to the gout console.

The weakness was presented 07/27/2006 by Luigi Auriemma (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-3908 since 07/27/2006. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

It is declared as proof-of-concept.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (27959) and SecurityFocus (BID 19154†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Vendor

• Gillius Programming

Name

• Game Networking Engine

Version

• 0.1
• 0.2
• 0.3
• 0.4
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• 0.61
• 0.62
• 0.63
• 0.64
• 0.65
• 0.66
• 0.67
• 0.68
• 0.69
• 0.70

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