CVE-2006-1999 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in OpenTTD by sending malformed UDP packets, forcing the client to return to the main menu.
- 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-2006-1999?
CVE-2006-1999 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Apr 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The multiplayer menu in OpenTTD 0.4.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a UDP packet with an incorrect size, which causes the client to return to the main menu.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-1999?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Openttd Openttd.
How do I fix CVE-2006-1999?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-1999 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
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-2006-1999 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-1999 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4w8q-c6h3-w87x.