SB2012082504 - Resource management error in openttd.com OpenTTD
Published: August 25, 2012 Updated: August 11, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2012082504
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-0048)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.
OpenTTD 0.3.5 through 1.1.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (game pause) by connecting to the server and not finishing the (1) authorization phase or (2) map download, aka a "slow read" attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://bugs.openttd.org/task/4955
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50137
- http://security.openttd.org/en/CVE-2012-0049
- http://vcs.openttd.org/svn/changeset/23764
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2524
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/07/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/13/8
- http://www.tt-forums.net/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=58073&hilit=pause#p989303