CVE-2012-6083 Denial of service in freeciv
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Freeciv by sending a crafted packet, affecting game availability.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2012-6083?
CVE-2012-6083 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in freeciv, published on 23 Jan 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Freeciv before 2.3.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted packet.
Weakness: CWE-400
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-6083?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Freeciv Freeciv.
How do I fix CVE-2012-6083?
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-2012-6083 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2012-6083 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in freeciv
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2012-6083, GHSA-4c5q-v3gj-45mr.