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Vulnerability IntelligenceCVE-2020-14983

CVE-2020-14983

CRITICAL9.8

The server in Chocolate Doom 3

Published Jun 22, 2020

Modified 1 years ago

Details

The server in Chocolate Doom 3.0.0 and Crispy Doom 5.8.0 doesn't validate the user-controlled num_players value, leading to a buffer overflow. A malicious user can overwrite the server's stack.

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00002.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00007.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00012.html

https://github.com/chocolate-doom/chocolate-doom/issues/1293

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-14983

CVSS Analysis

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Exploitability

Attack Vector

NetworkAV:N

Attack Complexity

LowAC:L

Privileges Required

NonePR:N

User Interaction

NoneUI:N

Scope

Scope

UnchangedS:U

Impact

Confidentiality

HighC:H

Integrity

HighI:H

Availability

HighA:H

9.8/CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Ecosystems

Timeline

PublishedJun 22, 2020

ModifiedAug 4, 2024

CVE-2020-14983 | Mondoo Vulnerability Intelligence