NULL pointer dereference in OpenTTD - CVE-2012-3436
Published: October 9, 2012 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU43410
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-3436
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: openttd.com
Affected software:
OpenTTD
OpenTTD
Detailed vulnerability description
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."
How to mitigate CVE-2012-3436
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.
Sources
- 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