BZFlag Unterminated Callsign Denial Of Service Vulnerability

BID:16066

Info

BZFlag Unterminated Callsign Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 16066
Class: Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Dec 25 2005 12:00AM
Updated: Dec 25 2005 12:00AM
Credit: Discovery is credited to Luigi Auriemma.
Vulnerable: BZFlag BZFlag 2.0.4
BZFlag BZFlag 2.0.2
BZFlag BZFlag 2.0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

BZFlag Unterminated Callsign Denial Of Service Vulnerability

BZFlag is prone to a denial of service vulnerability.

This vulnerability may be triggered by a malformed callsign message.

Exploit / POC

BZFlag Unterminated Callsign Denial Of Service Vulnerability

The following exploit was provided:

Solution / Fix

BZFlag Unterminated Callsign Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
This issue is reportedly addressed in the CVS version of the software. This has not been confirmed by Symantec.

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References

BZFlag Unterminated Callsign Denial Of Service Vulnerability

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