CVE-2004-1869 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Etherlords I and II by sending malformed packets that cause the application to read unallocated memory.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2004-1869?
CVE-2004-1869 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 May 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Etherlords I 1.07 and earlier and Etherlords II 1.03 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by sending a packet that specifies the size for the next packet, then sending a larger packet than specified, which causes Etherlords to read unallocated memory.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-1869?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Nival Interactive Etherlords, Nival Interactive Etherlords Ii.
How do I fix CVE-2004-1869?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-1869 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2004-1869 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-1869 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5x6p-wxw3-x7q8.