Vulnerability Details : CVE-2012-5645
A denial of service flaw was found in the way the server component of Freeciv before 2.3.4 processed certain packets. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted packet that, when processed would lead to memory exhaustion or excessive CPU consumption.
Vulnerability category: Denial of service
Products affected by CVE-2012-5645
- cpe:2.3:a:freeciv:freeciv:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-5645
2.02%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 87 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2012-5645
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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7.8
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HIGH | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
10.0
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6.9
|
NIST | |
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7.5
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HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
3.9
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3.6
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2012-5645
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The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2012-5645
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/30/11
oss-security - Re: About CVE-2012-5645Mailing List;Third Party Advisory
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https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-5645
CVE-2012-5645Third Party Advisory
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http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-January/095381.html
[SECURITY] Fedora 16 Update: freeciv-2.3.3-1.fc16Third Party Advisory
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41352
Freeciv Multiple Remote Denial Of Service VulnerabilitiesThird Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-5645
888331 – (CVE-2012-5645) CVE-2012-5645 freeciv: DoS (memory exhaustion or excessive CPU consumption) via malformed network packetsIssue Tracking;Third Party Advisory
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http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-January/096391.html
[SECURITY] Fedora 18 Update: freeciv-2.3.3-1.fc18Third Party Advisory
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/30/8
oss-security - Re: About CVE-2012-5645Mailing List;Third Party Advisory
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https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-5645
Red Hat Customer Portal - Access to 24x7 support and knowledgeBroken Link
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/31/2
oss-security - Re: About CVE-2012-5645Mailing List;Third Party Advisory
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https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=696306
#696306 - freeciv: CVE-2012-5645 - Debian Bug report logsIssue Tracking;Third Party Advisory
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/22/4
oss-security - About CVE-2012-5645Mailing List;Third Party Advisory
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http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-January/095378.html
[SECURITY] Fedora 17 Update: freeciv-2.3.3-1.fc17Third Party Advisory
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/18/5
oss-security - Re: CVE Request -- Freeciv (X < 2.3.3): DoS (memory exhaustion or excessive CPU consumption) via malformed network packetsMailing List;Third Party Advisory
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