Resource management error in OpenTTD - CVE-2012-0048
Published: August 25, 2012 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU43678
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-2012-0048
CWE-ID: CWE-399
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 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.
How to mitigate CVE-2012-0048
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- 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