Description
engine/server.cpp in Sauerbraten 2006_02_28, as derived from the Cube engine, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a client that does not completely join the game and times out, which results in a null pointer dereference.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
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Exploit-DB 1
- Sauerbraten 2006_02_28 - Multiple Buffer Overflow / Crash EDB-1559 · dos · Mar 6, 2006 · verified
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References
- sauerbraten-engineserver-dos(25087) vdb-entry
- 16986 vdb-entry
- 20060306 Multiple vulnerabilities in Sauerbraten engine 2006_02_28 mailing-list
- 550 third-party-advisory
- ADV-2006-0848 vdb-entry