CVE-2006-0047 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the Freeciv server by sending crafted packets with negative compressed size values, requiring an upgrade to fix.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2006-0047?
CVE-2006-0047 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Mar 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
packets.c in Freeciv 2.0 before 2.0.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (server crash) via crafted packets with negative compressed size values.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-0047?
It affects 1 product.
Linux distribution packages (1)
freeciv openSUSE:Tumbleweed | All versions | 2.6.5-1.2 |
Products include Freeciv Freeciv.
How do I fix CVE-2006-0047?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2006-0047 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-0047 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2006-0047, DSA-994-1, GHSA-c6gj-v86g-r7jw, openSUSE-SU-2024:10765-1.