Vulnerability Details : CVE-2007-4642
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: OverflowExecute codeDenial of service
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-4642
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 21.26%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 96 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2007-4642
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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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 can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2007-4642
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3084
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/478077/100/0/threaded
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200802-02.xml
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36334
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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
- 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
Products affected by CVE-2007-4642
- cpe:2.3:a:doomsday:doomsday:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*