CVE-2007-4638 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the game by sending a malformed map file, requiring user interaction to load the map.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2007-4638?
CVE-2007-4638 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 Aug 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Blizzard Entertainment StarCraft Brood War 1.15.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed map, which triggers an out-of-bounds read during a minimap preview.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-4638?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Blizzard Entertainment Starcraft Brood War.
How do I fix CVE-2007-4638?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-4638 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-2007-4638 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-4638 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pf99-2jcr-hrxm.