CVE-2009-0878 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service in Wesnoth by sending a map with excessive dimensions, leading to memory exhaustion and application hang.
- 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
- Available
What is CVE-2009-0878?
CVE-2009-0878 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Mar 2009. 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
The read_game_map function in src/terrain_translation.cpp in Wesnoth before r32987 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and daemon hang) via a map with a large (1) width or (2) height.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-0878?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wesnoth Wesnoth.
How do I fix CVE-2009-0878?
Apply the vendor's patch.
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-2009-0878 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-0878 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6qmq-f9pv-3jqp.