CVE-2018-18541

Description

In Teeworlds before 0.6.5, connection packets could be forged. There was no challenge-response involved in the connection build up. A remote attacker could send connection packets from a spoofed IP address and occupy all server slots, or even use them for a reflection attack using map download packets.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.99% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory github.com Vendor Advisory teeworlds.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://teeworlds.com/?page=news&id=12544 vendor advisory
https://github.com/teeworlds/teeworlds/issues/1536 patch vendor advisory
https://bugs.debian.org/911487 mailing list third party advisory patch
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4329 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00046.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00077.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-18541?
CVE-2018-18541 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-18541?
To fix CVE-2018-18541, 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-2018-18541 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-18541 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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