CVE-2023-31517 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Attackers can cause a Denial of Service in Teeworlds by tricking users into opening a crafted file, leading to memory exhaustion.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2023-31517?

CVE-2023-31517 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 May 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A memory leak in the component CConsole::Chain of Teeworlds v0.7.5 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via opening a crafted file.

Weakness: CWE-401

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-31517?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Teeworlds Teeworlds.

How do I fix CVE-2023-31517?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-31517 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-2023-31517 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-31517 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2023-31517, GHSA-96c7-c73h-j4ww, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-31517.

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