CVE-2007-6010 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.8 Published 15 Nov 2007 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can crash the Pioneers game server daemon via unspecified vectors, causing a denial of service.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not stated
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2007-6010?

CVE-2007-6010 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Nov 2007. It can be exploited over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in pioneers (formerly gnocatan) 0.11.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via unspecified vectors that trigger an assert error. NOTE: this issue reportedly exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2007-5933.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-6010?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Pioneers Pioneers.

How do I fix CVE-2007-6010?

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-2007-6010 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-6010 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2007-6010, GHSA-mrhq-47wm-2m8c.