CVE-2014-7222 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote authenticated users can crash the TeamSpeak Client via a buffer overflow triggered by crafted BBCODE tags in chat messages.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2014-7222?
CVE-2014-7222 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Jan 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Buffer overflow in TeamSpeak Client 3.0.14 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (application crash) by connecting to a channel with a different client instance, and placing crafted data in the Chat/Server tab with two \\ (backslash) characters, a digit, a \ (backslash) character, and "z" in a series of nested img BBCODE tags.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-7222?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Teamspeak Teamspeak3.
How do I fix CVE-2014-7222?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-7222 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2014-7222 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2014-7222 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9m55-xp9c-83v7.