Description
The (1) filesystem::get_wml_location function in filesystem.cpp and (2) is_legal_file function in filesystem_boost.cpp in Battle for Wesnoth before 1.12.4 and 1.13.x before 1.13.1, when a case-insensitive filesystem is used, allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via vectors related to inclusion of .pbl files from WML. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2015-5069.
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 6.0 | wesnoth-1.8 | 1:1.8.5-1+deb6u2 | DLA-297-1 |
Advisories 1
- DLA-297-1 wesnoth-1.8 - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- 75425 vdb-entry
- https://github.com/wesnoth/wesnoth/commit/b2738ffb2fdd2550ececb74f76f75583c43c8b59
- https://github.com/wesnoth/wesnoth/releases/tag/1.13.1
- FEDORA-2015-10964 vendor-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1236010
- https://github.com/wesnoth/wesnoth/releases/tag/1.12.4
- FEDORA-2015-10973 vendor-advisory
- https://gna.org/bugs/?23504
- [oss-security] 20150625 Re: CVE request: Wesnoth authentication information disclosure mailing-list