Ben Webb Dopewars 1.5.12 input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Ben Webb Dopewars 1.5.12. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function. This manipulation causes input validation. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2009-3591. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Ben Webb Dopewars 1.5.12 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

Dopewars 1.5.12 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a REQUESTJET message with an invalid location.

The weakness was disclosed 10/08/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared at dopewars.svn.sourceforge.net. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-3591. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 42125 (Fedora 11 : dopewars-1.5.12-8.1033svn.fc11 (2009-10439)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks.

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 (33269), Tenable (42125), SecurityFocus (BID 36606†), Secunia (SA36961†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-23769†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Nessus ID: 42125
Nessus Name: Fedora 11 : dopewars-1.5.12-8.1033svn.fc11 (2009-10439)
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OpenVAS ID: 100305
OpenVAS Name: Dopewars Server REQUESTJET Message Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
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MetaSploit ID: dopewars.rb
MetaSploit Name: Avahi Source Port 0 DoS
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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10/18/2009 +3 days 🔍
03/18/2015 +1977 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: dopewars.svn.sourceforge.net
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-3591 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-3591
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-50377
SecurityFocus: 36606 - Dopewars Server 'REQUESTJET' Message Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 36961
Vulnerability Center: 23769 - Dopewars 1.5.12 Remote DoS via a REQUESTJET Message, Medium

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 03/21/2025 19:55
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (59), 02/15/2017 09:36 (8), 08/23/2021 15:01 (4), 08/23/2021 15:02 (1), 12/01/2024 16:37 (22), 03/21/2025 19:55 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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