CVE-2012-3436

Public Exploit

Description

OpenTTD 0.6.0 through 1.2.1 does not properly validate requests to clear a water tile, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and server crash) via a certain sequence of steps related to "the water/coast aspect of tiles which also have railtracks on one half."

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.34% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/50042 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://security.openttd.org/en/CVE-2012-3436
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/28/7 mailing list
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-08/msg00043.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54720 vdb entry
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/31/5 mailing list
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/77266 vdb entry
http://vcs.openttd.org/svn/changeset/24449 exploit
http://bugs.openttd.org/task/5254
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/27/5 mailing list
http://vcs.openttd.org/svn/changeset/24439

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-3436?
CVE-2012-3436 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-3436?
To fix CVE-2012-3436, 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-2012-3436 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-3436 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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