CVE-2017-20186 nikooo777 ckSurf Spectator List Name misc.sp SpecListMenuDead denial of service
An attacker can cause a denial of service in the ckSurf plugin by manipulating the spectator list name argument.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-20186?
CVE-2017-20186 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in nikooo777 ckSurf, published on 28 Aug 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
** UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED ** A vulnerability was found in nikooo777 ckSurf up to 1.19.2. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function SpecListMenuDead of the file csgo/addons/sourcemod/scripting/ckSurf/misc.sp of the component Spectator List Name Handler. The manipulation of the argument cleanName leads to denial of service. Upgrading to version 1.21.0 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is fd6318d99083a06363091441a0614bd2f21068e6. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-238156. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.
Weakness: CWE-404
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-20186?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nikooo777 Cksurf.
How do I fix CVE-2017-20186?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-20186 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
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-2017-20186 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-20186 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7hcf-mh7x-3c8q.