CVE-2020-14938 Memory corruption in n/a
A heap-based buffer overflow in FreedroidRPG allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or crash the application via malicious saved game files.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2020-14938?
CVE-2020-14938 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Jun 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in map.c in FreedroidRPG 1.0rc2. It assumes lengths of data sets read from saved game files. It copies data from a file into a fixed-size heap-allocated buffer without size verification, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-14938?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Freedroid Freedroidrpg.
How do I fix CVE-2020-14938?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2020-14938 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-14938 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2020-14938, GHSA-j5q7-qjw7-5vfw, UBUNTU-CVE-2020-14938.