Vulnerabilities > CVE-2006-3913 - Remote Denial of Service vulnerability in Freeciv 2.1.0Beta1
Attack vector
NETWORK Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
PARTIAL Integrity impact
PARTIAL Availability impact
PARTIAL Summary
Buffer overflow in Freeciv 2.1.0-beta1 and earlier, and SVN 15 Jul 2006 and earlier, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a (1) negative chunk_length or a (2) large chunk->offset value in a PACKET_PLAYER_ATTRIBUTE_CHUNK packet in the generic_handle_player_attribute_chunk function in common/packets.c, and (3) a large packet->length value in the handle_unit_orders function in server/unithand.c.
Vulnerable Configurations
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Nessus
NASL family Mandriva Local Security Checks NASL id MANDRAKE_MDKSA-2006-135.NASL description Buffer overflow in Freeciv 2.1.0-beta1 and earlier, and SVN 15 Jul 2006 and earlier, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a (1) negative chunk_length or a (2) large chunk->offset value in a PACKET_PLAYER_ATTRIBUTE_CHUNK packet in the generic_handle_player_attribute_chunk function in common/packets.c, and (3) a large packet->length value in the handle_unit_orders function in server/unithand.c. The updated packages have been patched to fix this issue. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 23885 published 2006-12-16 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2006-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/23885 title Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : freeciv (MDKSA-2006:135) code #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502 # # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc. # # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were # extracted from Mandrake Linux Security Advisory MDKSA-2006:135. # The text itself is copyright (C) Mandriva S.A. # include("compat.inc"); if (description) { script_id(23885); script_version ("1.15"); script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:48"); script_cve_id("CVE-2006-3913"); script_xref(name:"MDKSA", value:"2006:135"); script_name(english:"Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : freeciv (MDKSA-2006:135)"); script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated packages"); script_set_attribute( attribute:"synopsis", value: "The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing one or more security updates." ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"description", value: "Buffer overflow in Freeciv 2.1.0-beta1 and earlier, and SVN 15 Jul 2006 and earlier, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a (1) negative chunk_length or a (2) large chunk->offset value in a PACKET_PLAYER_ATTRIBUTE_CHUNK packet in the generic_handle_player_attribute_chunk function in common/packets.c, and (3) a large packet->length value in the handle_unit_orders function in server/unithand.c. The updated packages have been patched to fix this issue." ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"solution", value: "Update the affected freeciv-client, freeciv-data and / or freeciv-server packages." ); script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:freeciv-client"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:freeciv-data"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:freeciv-server"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2006"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2006/07/31"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2006/12/16"); script_end_attributes(); script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO); script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2006-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc."); script_family(english:"Mandriva Local Security Checks"); script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl"); script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/cpu", "Host/Mandrake/release", "Host/Mandrake/rpm-list"); exit(0); } include("audit.inc"); include("global_settings.inc"); include("rpm.inc"); if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED); if (!get_kb_item("Host/Mandrake/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Mandriva / Mandake Linux"); if (!get_kb_item("Host/Mandrake/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING); cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu"); if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH); if (cpu !~ "^(amd64|i[3-6]86|x86_64)$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Mandriva / Mandrake Linux", cpu); flag = 0; if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2006.0", reference:"freeciv-client-2.0.4-2.2.20060mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++; if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2006.0", reference:"freeciv-data-2.0.4-2.2.20060mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++; if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2006.0", reference:"freeciv-server-2.0.4-2.2.20060mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++; if (flag) { if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get()); else security_hole(0); exit(0); } else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
NASL family Debian Local Security Checks NASL id DEBIAN_DSA-1142.NASL description Luigi Auriemma discovered missing boundary checks in freeciv, a clone of the well known Civilisation game, which can be exploited by remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 22684 published 2006-10-14 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2006-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/22684 title Debian DSA-1142-1 : freeciv - missing boundary checks code #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502 # # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc. # # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were # extracted from Debian Security Advisory DSA-1142. The text # itself is copyright (C) Software in the Public Interest, Inc. # include("compat.inc"); if (description) { script_id(22684); script_version("1.15"); script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:19"); script_cve_id("CVE-2006-3913"); script_bugtraq_id(19117); script_xref(name:"DSA", value:"1142"); script_name(english:"Debian DSA-1142-1 : freeciv - missing boundary checks"); script_summary(english:"Checks dpkg output for the updated package"); script_set_attribute( attribute:"synopsis", value:"The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update." ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"description", value: "Luigi Auriemma discovered missing boundary checks in freeciv, a clone of the well known Civilisation game, which can be exploited by remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code." ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=381378" ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1142" ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"solution", value: "Upgrade the freeciv package. For the stable distribution (sarge) these problems have been fixed in version 2.0.1-1sarge2." ); script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P"); script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:freeciv"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.1"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2006/08/04"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2006/10/14"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2006/07/23"); script_end_attributes(); script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO); script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2006-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc."); script_family(english:"Debian Local Security Checks"); script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl"); script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Debian/release", "Host/Debian/dpkg-l"); exit(0); } include("audit.inc"); include("debian_package.inc"); if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED); if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Debian"); if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING); flag = 0; if (deb_check(release:"3.1", prefix:"freeciv", reference:"2.0.1-1sarge2")) flag++; if (deb_check(release:"3.1", prefix:"freeciv-client-gtk", reference:"2.0.1-1sarge2")) flag++; if (deb_check(release:"3.1", prefix:"freeciv-client-xaw3d", reference:"2.0.1-1sarge2")) flag++; if (deb_check(release:"3.1", prefix:"freeciv-data", reference:"2.0.1-1sarge2")) flag++; if (deb_check(release:"3.1", prefix:"freeciv-gtk", reference:"2.0.1-1sarge2")) flag++; if (deb_check(release:"3.1", prefix:"freeciv-server", reference:"2.0.1-1sarge2")) flag++; if (deb_check(release:"3.1", prefix:"freeciv-xaw3d", reference:"2.0.1-1sarge2")) flag++; if (flag) { if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:deb_report_get()); else security_hole(0); exit(0); } else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
NASL family FreeBSD Local Security Checks NASL id FREEBSD_PKG_2D9AD2364D2611DBB48D00508D6A62DF.NASL description Secunia reports : Luigi Auriemma has reported a vulnerability in Freeciv, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service). An error in the last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 22452 published 2006-09-27 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2006-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/22452 title FreeBSD : freeciv -- Denial of Service Vulnerabilities (2d9ad236-4d26-11db-b48d-00508d6a62df) code #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502 # # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc. # # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were # extracted from the FreeBSD VuXML database : # # Copyright 2003-2018 Jacques Vidrine and contributors # # Redistribution and use in source (VuXML) and 'compiled' forms (SGML, # HTML, PDF, PostScript, RTF and so forth) with or without modification, # are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: # 1. Redistributions of source code (VuXML) must retain the above # copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following # disclaimer as the first lines of this file unmodified. # 2. Redistributions in compiled form (transformed to other DTDs, # published online in any format, converted to PDF, PostScript, # RTF and other formats) must reproduce the above copyright # notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer # in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the # distribution. # # THIS DOCUMENTATION IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" # AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, # THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR # PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS # BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, # OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT # OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR # BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, # WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE # OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS DOCUMENTATION, # EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. # include("compat.inc"); if (description) { script_id(22452); script_version("1.13"); script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:38"); script_cve_id("CVE-2006-3913"); script_bugtraq_id(19117); script_xref(name:"Secunia", value:"21171"); script_name(english:"FreeBSD : freeciv -- Denial of Service Vulnerabilities (2d9ad236-4d26-11db-b48d-00508d6a62df)"); script_summary(english:"Checks for updated packages in pkg_info output"); script_set_attribute( attribute:"synopsis", value: "The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates." ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"description", value: "Secunia reports : Luigi Auriemma has reported a vulnerability in Freeciv, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service). An error in the 'generic_handle_player_attribute_chunk()' function in common/packets.c can be exploited to crash the service via a specially crafted PACKET_PLAYER_ATTRIBUTE_CHUNK packet sent to the server. An error in the 'handle_unit_orders()' function in server/unithand.c can be exploited to crash the service via a specially crafted packet." ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/freecivx-adv.txt" ); # https://vuxml.freebsd.org/freebsd/2d9ad236-4d26-11db-b48d-00508d6a62df.html script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?c4709975" ); script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected packages."); script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P"); script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:freeciv"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:freeciv-gtk"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:freeciv-gtk2"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:freeciv-nox11"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2006/07/23"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2006/09/26"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2006/09/27"); script_end_attributes(); script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO); script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2006-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof."); script_family(english:"FreeBSD Local Security Checks"); script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl"); script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/FreeBSD/release", "Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info"); exit(0); } include("audit.inc"); include("freebsd_package.inc"); if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED); if (!get_kb_item("Host/FreeBSD/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "FreeBSD"); if (!get_kb_item("Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING); flag = 0; if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"freeciv<2.0.8_2")) flag++; if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"freeciv-gtk<2.0.8_2")) flag++; if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"freeciv-gtk2<2.0.8_2")) flag++; if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"freeciv-nox11<2.0.8_2")) flag++; if (flag) { if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:pkg_report_get()); else security_hole(0); exit(0); } else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
References
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/freecivx-adv.txt
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21171
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21254
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21352
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1296
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1142
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:135
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/441042/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19117
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2942
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27955
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27956