CVE-2010-2445 Code injection in n/a

Critical 10.0 Published Updated

Attackers can execute arbitrary commands or read files by providing a malicious scenario file with Lua code to the Freeciv game.

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-2010-2445?

CVE-2010-2445 is a critical code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Jul 2010. 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

freeciv 2.2 before 2.2.1 and 2.3 before 2.3.0 allows attackers to read arbitrary files or execute arbitrary commands via a scenario that contains Lua functionality, related to the (1) os, (2) io, (3) package, (4) dofile, (5) loadfile, (6) loadlib, (7) module, and (8) require modules or functions.

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-2445?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Freeciv Freeciv.

How do I fix CVE-2010-2445?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2010-2445 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-2445 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2010-2445, GHSA-h54j-6fcf-f296.

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