Denial of Service Vulnerability in Freeciv by Freeciv Project
CVE-2012-5645

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Freeciv

Status
Freeciv
Vendor
CVE Published:
30 December 2019

What is CVE-2012-5645?

A vulnerability exists in the server component of Freeciv prior to version 2.3.4 that allows remote attackers to exploit the application by sending specially-crafted packets. This can lead to significant memory exhaustion and excessive CPU consumption, potentially rendering the server unresponsive. It is crucial for administrators to address this issue to maintain service availability and integrity.

Affected Version(s)

freeciv before 2.3.4

References

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-5645
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-5645
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https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-5645
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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