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CVE-2007-4642

CRITICAL CVSS: 10.0 Published: 2007-08-31 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in Doomsday (aka deng) 1.9.0-beta5.1 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long chat (PKT_CHAT) message that is not properly handled by the (1) D_NetPlayerEvent function in d_net.c or the (2) Msg_Write function in net_msg.c, or (3) many commands that are not properly handled by the NetSv_ReadCommands function in d_netsv.c; or (4) cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a chat (PKT_CHAT) message without a final '\0' character.

Affected Platforms

Doomsday Doomsday

Weakness Type

CWE-119

References