SB2012100902 - NULL pointer dereference in openttd.com OpenTTD
Published: October 9, 2012 Updated: August 11, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2012100902
Severity
Medium
Patch available
NO
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) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-3436)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error. A remote attacker can trigger denial of service conditions via a certain sequence of steps related to "the water/coast aspect of tiles which also have railtracks on one half."
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.
References
- http://bugs.openttd.org/task/5254
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-08/msg00043.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50042
- http://security.openttd.org/en/CVE-2012-3436
- http://vcs.openttd.org/svn/changeset/24439
- http://vcs.openttd.org/svn/changeset/24449
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/27/5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/28/7
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/31/5
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54720
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/77266