Buffer overflow in Freedroid Freedroidrpg
CVE-2020-14938
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.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.014 (69.2th 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
- Freedroid Freedroidrpg — versions 1.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-14938?
- CVE-2020-14938 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Freedroid Freedroidrpg, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-06-23.
- How severe is CVE-2020-14938?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-14938 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.