OpenTTD 0.6.1/0.6.2-rc1/0.6.2-rc2 TruncateString memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in OpenTTD 0.6.1/0.6.2-rc1/0.6.2-rc2. This issue affects the function TruncateString. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-3576. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in OpenTTD 0.6.1/0.6.2-rc1/0.6.2-rc2 and classified as critical. This issue affects the function TruncateString. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in the TruncateString function in src/gfx.cpp in OpenTTD before 0.6.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted string. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

The bug was discovered 08/01/2008. The weakness was shared 08/10/2008 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at security.gentoo.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-3576 since 08/10/2008. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 9 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 35799 (GLSA-200903-09 : OpenTTD: Execution of arbitrary code), 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 to version 0.6.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 8 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (44168), Tenable (35799), SecurityFocus (BID 30525†), OSVDB (47328†) and Secunia (SA34161†). The entries VDB-43620 and VDB-47087 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 35799
Nessus Name: GLSA-200903-09 : OpenTTD: Execution of arbitrary code
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OpenVAS ID: 63540
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200903-09 (openttd)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: OpenTTD 0.6.1

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08/10/2008 +9 days 🔍
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03/17/2015 +2192 days 🔍
08/30/2019 +1627 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: security.gentoo.org
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2008-3576 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-3576
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-43619
X-Force: 44168
SecurityFocus: 30525 - OpenTTD Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 34161 - Gentoo update for openttd, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 47328 - OpenTTD TruncateString function buffer overflow
Vulnerability Center: 21294 - OpenTTD < 0.62 TruncateString Function Remote Arbitrary Code Execution or DoS Vulnerability, High
Vupen: ADV-2008-2285

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 12:19
Updated: 08/30/2019 18:30
Changes: 03/17/2015 12:19 (79), 08/30/2019 18:30 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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