CVE-2007-4644 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Format string vulnerability in the Cl_GetPackets function in cl_main.c in the client in Doomsday (aka deng) 1.9.0-beta5.1 and earlier allows remote Doomsday servers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a PSV_CONSOLE_TEXT message.

Published: 2007-08-31

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 1.9% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:doomsday:doomsday:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2007-4626	Format string vulnerability in the Cl_GetPackets function in cl_main.c in the client in Doomsday (aka deng) 1.9.0-beta5.1 and earlier allows remote Doomsday servers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a PSV_CONSOLE_TEXT message.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01869.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://aluigi.org/poc/dumsdei.zip
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=190835
http://secunia.com/advisories/26524
http://secunia.com/advisories/28821
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200802-02.xml
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3084
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/478077/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25483
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36337

History

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Doomsday Doomsday

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2007-08-31T23:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T15:01:09.977Z

Reserved: 2007-08-31T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-4644

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2007-08-31T23:17:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2007-4644

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-94

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