CVE-2006-3913 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can trigger a buffer overflow in Freeciv servers to cause crashes or execute arbitrary code via malformed packets.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2006-3913?
CVE-2006-3913 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Jul 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Buffer overflow in Freeciv 2.1.0-beta1 and earlier, and SVN 15 Jul 2006 and earlier, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a (1) negative chunk_length or a (2) large chunk->offset value in a PACKET_PLAYER_ATTRIBUTE_CHUNK packet in the generic_handle_player_attribute_chunk function in common/packets.c, and (3) a large packet->length value in the handle_unit_orders function in server/unithand.c.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-3913?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Freeciv Freeciv.
How do I fix CVE-2006-3913?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2006-3913 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-3913 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2006-3913, DSA-1142-1, GHSA-jh72-rhv6-r272.