CVE-2012-3436 Null dereference in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the OpenTTD server by sending specific requests to clear water tiles with railtracks, 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-2012-3436?
CVE-2012-3436 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Oct 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
OpenTTD 0.6.0 through 1.2.1 does not properly validate requests to clear a water tile, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and server crash) via a certain sequence of steps related to "the water/coast aspect of tiles which also have railtracks on one half."
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-3436?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Openttd Openttd.
How do I fix CVE-2012-3436?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2012-3436 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-3436 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2012-3436, GHSA-jh92-gg4f-jqfw.