Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : freeciv (MDKSA-2006:135)

high Nessus Plugin ID 23885

Synopsis

The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Buffer overflow in Freeciv 2.1.0-beta1 and earlier, and SVN 15 Jul 2006 and earlier, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a (1) negative chunk_length or a (2) large chunk->offset value in a PACKET_PLAYER_ATTRIBUTE_CHUNK packet in the generic_handle_player_attribute_chunk function in common/packets.c, and (3) a large packet->length value in the handle_unit_orders function in server/unithand.c.

The updated packages have been patched to fix this issue.

Solution

Update the affected freeciv-client, freeciv-data and / or freeciv-server packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 23885

File Name: mandrake_MDKSA-2006-135.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: local

Family: Mandriva Local Security Checks

Published: 12/16/2006

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:freeciv-client, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:freeciv-data, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:freeciv-server, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2006

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/Mandrake/release, Host/Mandrake/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 7/31/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-3913

MDKSA: 2006:135

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