CVE-2009-3591 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the Dopewars game server by sending a malformed REQUESTJET message, causing a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2009-3591?
CVE-2009-3591 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Oct 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Dopewars 1.5.12 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a REQUESTJET message with an invalid location.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-3591?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ben Webb Dopewars.
How do I fix CVE-2009-3591?
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-2009-3591 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2009-3591 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module and 2 Exploit-DB entries.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2009-3591, GHSA-rmqp-6xmv-vxjx.