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Unscored Public exploit CVE-2012-6083 EUVD-2012-5954GHSA-4c5q-v3gj-45mr

Freeciv before 2.3.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted packet.

Published Jan 23, 2020 · Updated Aug 6, 2024 · Assigned by redhat

Description

Freeciv before 2.3.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted packet.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
freeciv freeciv before 2.3.3 —

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.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 freeciv 2.3.4-1 —
Debian 13 freeciv 2.3.4-1 —
Debian 12 freeciv 2.3.4-1 —

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.

Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.

Exploit-DB 1

Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.

References