Empire Server unspecified buffer overflow
| empireserver-unspecified-bo (43655) |  High Risk |
Description:
An unspecified error in Empire Server could allow a remote attacker to overflow a buffer and possibly execute arbitrary code on the vulnerable system.
Platforms Affected:
- Empire Server, Empire Server 4.2.10
- Empire Server, Empire Server 4.2.11
- Empire Server, Empire Server 4.2.12
- Empire Server, Empire Server 4.2.13
- Empire Server, Empire Server 4.2.14
- Empire Server, Empire Server 4.2.15
- Empire Server, Empire Server 4.2.16
- Empire Server, Empire Server 4.2.17
- Empire Server, Empire Server 4.2.18
- Empire Server, Empire Server 4.2.19
- Empire Server, Empire Server 4.2.20
- Empire Server, Empire Server 4.2.21
- Empire Server, Empire Server 4.2.22
- Empire Server, Empire Server 4.2.23
- Empire Server, Empire Server 4.3.0
- Empire Server, Empire Server 4.3.10
- Empire Server, Empire Server 4.3.11
- Empire Server, Empire Server 4.3.12
- Empire Server, Empire Server 4.3.13
- Empire Server, Empire Server 4.3.14
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Empire Server (4.3.15 or later), available from SourceForge.net: Files. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Empire Server Web page, Wolfpack Empire at http://empserver.sourceforge.net/default.htm.
- SourceForge.net: Files, Empire Server, File Release Notes and Changelog, Empire Server v4.3.15 at http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=24031&release_id=600111.
- BID-30152: Empire Server Prior to 4.3.15 Multiple Unspecified Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2008-3169: Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in Empire Server before 4.3.15 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, related to a coordinate normalization bug. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
- SA30954: Empire Server Multiple Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Jul 09, 2008
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