CVE-2007-4754

Public Exploit

Description

Format string vulnerability in the safe_bprintf function in acesrc/acebot_cmds.c in Alien Arena 2007 6.10 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via format string specifiers in a nickname.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 12.33% Top 10%
Third-Party Advisory secunia.com Third-Party Advisory securityreason.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/aa2k7x-adv.txt
http://secunia.com/advisories/26819 third party advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3105 third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36463 vdb entry
http://osvdb.org/40507 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25559 vdb entry exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/478628/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2007-09/0049.html mailing list
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3169 vdb entry
http://www.quakesrc.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=6843&start=1

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-4754?
CVE-2007-4754 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-4754?
To fix CVE-2007-4754, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-4754 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2007-4754 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~12% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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