SA-MP GTA San Andreas Multiplayer Server 0.3.1.1 server.cfg samp-server.exe stack-based overflow

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A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in SA-MP GTA San Andreas Multiplayer Server 0.3.1.1. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file samp-server.exe of the component server.cfg Handler. The manipulation leads to stack-based overflow. This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2011-10014. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available.

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A vulnerability was found in SA-MP GTA San Andreas Multiplayer Server 0.3.1.1 and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the file samp-server.exe of the component server.cfg Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a stack-based overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-121. A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function). Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

GTA San Andreas Multiplayer (SA-MP) server version 0.3.1.1 is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow triggered by parsing a malformed server.cfg configuration file. The vulnerability allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code when the server binary (samp-server.exe) processes a crafted echo directive containing excessive input. The original 'sa-mp.com' site is defunct, but the community maintains mirrors and forks that may be vulnerable.

The weakness was presented by Silent_Dream. It is possible to read the advisory at raw.githubusercontent.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2011-10014 since 08/12/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

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

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (17893) and EUVD (EUVD-2011-5247). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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• SA-MP

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• GTA San Andreas Multiplayer Server

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• 0.3.1.1

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• end of life

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