Vulnerability Details : CVE-2007-4642
Potential exploit
Multiple buffer overflows in Doomsday (aka deng) 1.9.0-beta5.1 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long chat (PKT_CHAT) message that is not properly handled by the (1) D_NetPlayerEvent function in d_net.c or the (2) Msg_Write function in net_msg.c, or (3) many commands that are not properly handled by the NetSv_ReadCommands function in d_netsv.c; or (4) cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a chat (PKT_CHAT) message without a final '\0' character.
Vulnerability category: Execute codeDenial of service
Products affected by CVE-2007-4642
- cpe:2.3:a:doomsday:doomsday:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-4642
29.10%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 96 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2007-4642
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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10.0
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HIGH | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
10.0
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10.0
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2007-4642
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The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2007-4642
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http://secunia.com/advisories/26524
Vendor Advisory
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http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3084
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http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/478077/100/0/threaded
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http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200802-02.xml
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36334
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http://secunia.com/advisories/28821
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36333
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http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/dumsdei-adv.txt
Exploit
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25483
Exploit
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http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=190835
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http://aluigi.org/poc/dumsdei.zip
Exploit
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36332
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