Description
OpenTTD before 1.0.1 accepts a company password for authentication in response to a request for the server password, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions or cause a denial of service (daemon crash) by sending a company password packet.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | openttd | 1.0.1-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | openttd | 1.0.1-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | openttd | 1.0.1-1 | — |
References
- http://security.openttd.org/en/CVE-2010-0401
- 39669 third-party-advisory
- http://bugs.openttd.org/task/3754