Alien Arena safe_cprintf format string
| alien-safe-cprintf-format-string (25199) |  High Risk |
Description:
Alien Arena 2006 Gold Edition could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands, caused by a format string vulnerability in the safe_cprintf function in acebot_cmds.c. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending specially-crafted game server messages to Alien Arena 2006 clients, which would allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on vulnerable client systems.
Platforms Affected:
- Red Planet Arena, Alien Arena 2006 Gold Edition 5.00
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 4, 2009.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Tue Mar 07 2006 - 11:48:01 CST , Multiple vulnerabilities in Alien Arena 2006 GE 5.00 at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-03/0147.html.
- Red Planet Arena Web site, Red Planel Arena at http://red.planetarena.org/.
- BID-17028: Alien Arena 2006 GE Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2006-1145: Format string vulnerability in the safe_cprintf function in acebot_cmds.c in Alien Arena 2006 Gold Edition 5.00 allows remote attackers (possibly authenticated) to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors when the server sends crafted messages to the clients.
- OSVDB ID: 23747: Alien Arena 2006 Gold Edition acebot_cmds.c safe_cprintf() Function Format String
- SA19144: Alien Arena 2006 Gold Edition Multiple Vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-0882: Alien Arena 2006 Gold Edition Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Mar 07, 2006
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