#VU15560 Spoofing attack in Teeworlds - CVE-2018-18541
Published: October 29, 2018 / Updated: October 29, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU15560
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-18541
CWE-ID: CWE-451
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Teeworlds
Teeworlds
Software vendor:
Teeworlds
Teeworlds
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to conduct IP spoofing attack.
The vulnerability exists due to connection packets can be forged when there was no challenge-response involved in the connection build up. A remote attacker can send connection packets from a spoofed IP address and occupy all server slots, or even use them for a reflection attack using map download packets.
Remediation
Update to version 0.6.5.