High severity · published Aug 31, 2022
CVE-2022-39047
Freeciv before 2.6.7 and before 3.0.3 is prone to a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Modpack Installer utility's handling of the modpack URL
8.8
CVSS
1.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Freeciv before 2.6.7 and before 3.0.3 is prone to a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Modpack Installer utility's handling of the modpack URL.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.3% · higher than 71% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FR
Freeciv · Freeciv
before 2.6.7; 3.0.0 before 3.0.3 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-39047
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-39047
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/08/31/1
Mailing List
https://bugs.debian.org/1017579
Patch
https://osdn.net/projects/freeciv/ticket/45299
Mailing List
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/08/05/1
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