Vulnerability Description
The multiplayer engine in Wesnoth 1.2.x before 1.2.7 and 1.3.x before 1.3.9 allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long message with multibyte characters that can produce an invalid UTF-8 string after it is truncated, which triggers an uncaught exception, involving the truncate_message function in server/server.cpp. NOTE: this issue affects both clients and servers.
CVSS Score
HIGH
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Wesnoth | Wesnoth | 1.2 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- http://osvdb.org/41711
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27137Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27218Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27241Vendor Advisory
- http://svn.gna.org/viewcvs/wesnoth/tags/1.2.7/changelog?rev=20982&view=download
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1386
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25995
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3449Vendor Advisory
- http://www.wesnoth.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=256618
- http://www.wesnoth.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=18188
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=324841
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/37047
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-October/msg00194.ht
- http://osvdb.org/41711
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27137Vendor Advisory
FAQ
What is CVE-2007-3917?
CVE-2007-3917 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH). The multiplayer engine in Wesnoth 1.2.x before 1.2.7 and 1.3.x before 1.3.9 allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long message with multibyte characters that can produce an ...
How severe is CVE-2007-3917?
CVE-2007-3917 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.8/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2007-3917?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Wesnoth Wesnoth.