OpenTTD up to 1.2.1 input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in OpenTTD. The impacted element is an unknown function. The manipulation results in input validation. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2012-3436. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in OpenTTD. Affected is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

OpenTTD 0.6.0 through 1.2.1 does not properly validate requests to clear a water tile, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and server crash) via a certain sequence of steps related to "the water/coast aspect of tiles which also have railtracks on one half."

The weakness was disclosed 10/09/2012 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at openwall.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2012-3436 since 06/14/2012. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 74728 (openSUSE Security Update : openttd (openSUSE-SU-2012:1063-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE 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 X-Force (77266), Tenable (74728), SecurityFocus (BID 54720†), Secunia (SA50042†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-38587†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

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

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Nessus ID: 74728
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : openttd (openSUSE-SU-2012:1063-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 71502
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2524-1 (openttd)
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

06/14/2012 🔍
07/30/2012 +46 days 🔍
07/30/2012 +0 days 🔍
10/09/2012 +71 days 🔍
10/09/2012 +0 days 🔍
02/27/2013 +141 days 🔍
06/13/2014 +471 days 🔍
03/24/2015 +284 days 🔍
12/14/2021 +2457 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 24439
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-3436 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-3436
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-62652

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X-Force: 77266
SecurityFocus: 54720 - OpenTTD 'Water Clearing' Feature Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 50042
Vulnerability Center: 38587 - OpenTTD 0.6.0-1.2.1 Improper \x27Water Tile\x27 Request Validation Allows Remote DoS Vulnerability, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 12/14/2021 20:48
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (61), 04/25/2017 11:21 (7), 12/14/2021 20:40 (3), 12/14/2021 20:48 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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