Buffer overflow in Icculus Alien Arena
CVE-2009-3637
Stack-based buffer overflow in the M_AddToServerList function in client/menu.c in Red Planet Arena Alien Arena 7.30 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a packet with a crafted server description to UDP port 27901 followed by a packet with a long print command.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 10.0 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.076 (94.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 94.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.076 · newest: 0.076 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Icculus Alien Arena — versions 7.30
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507369/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/36782 (vdb-entry)
- icculus.org/alienarena/changelogs/7.31.txt
- www.ngssoftware.com/advisories/very-high-risk-vulnerability-in-alien-arena-730/ (Exploit)
- secunia.com/advisories/37118 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/37259 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2997 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/37256 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-November/msg00179.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-November/msg00218.html (vendor-advisory)