Empire Server client_cmd() denial of service
| empireserver-clientcmd-dos (26525) |  Low Risk |
Description:
Empire Server is vulnerable to a denial of service caused by a vulnerability in the client_cmd() function. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted string to the player client buffer to cause the server to crash.
Platforms Affected:
- Empire Server, Empire Server 4.3.2
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest CVS revision (1.38 or later), available from SourceForge.net. See References.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
References:
- Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Fri May 12 2006 - 16:27:00 CDT, Server crash in Empire 4.3.2 at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-05/0333.html.
- SourceForge.net, Empire Server at http://sourceforge.net/projects/empserver/.
- CVE-2006-2393: The client_cmd function in Empire 4.3.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by causing long text strings to be appended to the player->client buffer, which causes an invalid memory access.
- SA20094: Empire Server "client_cmd()" Denial of Service Vulnerability
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-1798: Empire Server client_cmd() Function Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
Reported:
May 12, 2006
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