Description
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| freeciv | freeciv | before 2.3.4 | — |
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 | freeciv | 2.3.4-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | freeciv | 2.3.4-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | freeciv | 2.3.4-1 | — |
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-5645
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-5645
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-5645
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/18/5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/31/2
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-January/095378.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-January/095381.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-January/096391.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/22/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/30/11
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/30/8
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41352
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=696306