CVE-2006-1150 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the TEG game client by creating multiple users with long, identical nicknames, causing a buffer overflow.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2006-1150?
CVE-2006-1150 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Mar 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Buffer overflow in Tenes Empanadas Graciela (TEG) 0.11.1, automatically appends an _ (underscore) to the end of duplicate nicknames, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by creating multiple users with long, identical nicknames, which triggers an off-by-one error.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-1150?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Teg Tenes Empanadas Graciela.
How do I fix CVE-2006-1150?
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-2006-1150 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-1150 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2006-1150, GHSA-9w9f-8xrh-qj86.