Description
Multiple buffer overflows in Doomsday (aka deng) 1.9.0-beta5.1 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long chat (PKT_CHAT) message that is not properly handled by the (1) D_NetPlayerEvent function in d_net.c or the (2) Msg_Write function in net_msg.c, or (3) many commands that are not properly handled by the NetSv_ReadCommands function in d_netsv.c; or (4) cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a chat (PKT_CHAT) message without a final '\0' character.
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T15:01:09.971Z
Reserved: 2007-08-31T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2007-4642
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Status : Modified
Published: 2007-08-31T23:17:00.000
Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467
Link: CVE-2007-4642
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