CVE-2009-2548

Public Exploit

Description

Format string vulnerability in Armed Assault (aka ArmA) 1.14 and earlier, and 1.16 beta, and Armed Assault II 1.02 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the (1) nickname and (2) datafile fields in a join request, which is not properly handled when logging an error message.

Category

10.0
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 6.66% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1951 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/armazzofs-adv.txt exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-2548?
CVE-2009-2548 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-2548?
To fix CVE-2009-2548, 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-2009-2548 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-2548 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~7% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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