Buffer overflow in Teeworlds
CVE-2016-9400
The CClient::ProcessServerPacket method in engine/client/client.cpp in Teeworlds before 0.6.4 allows remote servers to write to arbitrary physical memory locations and possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors involving snap handling.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.034 (87.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Teeworlds
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 23
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security@debian.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- security@debian.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- security@debian.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA)
- security@debian.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- security@debian.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- security@debian.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- security@debian.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-9400?
- CVE-2016-9400 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Teeworlds, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-02-22.
- How severe is CVE-2016-9400?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.