High severity · published Oct 20, 2018
CVE-2018-18541
In Teeworlds before 0.6.5, connection packets could be forged
7.5
CVSS
2.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In Teeworlds before 0.6.5, connection packets could be forged. There was no challenge-response involved in the connection build up. A remote attacker could 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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.9% · higher than 87% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
9.0 · source: NVD
TE
Teeworlds · Teeworlds
before 0.6.5 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-18541
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-18541
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00046.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00077.html
Mailing List
https://bugs.debian.org/911487
Patch
https://github.com/teeworlds/teeworlds/issues/1536
Vendor Advisory
https://teeworlds.com/?page=news&id=12544
Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4329
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