Buffer overflow in chocolate-doom - CVE-2020-14983
Published: July 7, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU29543
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-14983
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: chocolate-doom
Affected software:
chocolate-doom
chocolate-doom
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing num_players value in Chocolate Doom. A remote attacker can pass an overly long num_players value, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2020-14983
Install updates from vendor's website.