Buffer overflow in the tell_player_surr_changes function in Genecys 0.2 and earlier might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code…

Description

Buffer overflow in the tell_player_surr_changes function in Genecys 0.2 and earlier might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via long arguments.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

12.5% · top 3.8% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.4.

Weakness

• n/a

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (9)

• 25481 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
• 20099 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/genecysbof-adv.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• ADV-2006-1815 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 20060512 Buffer-overflow and NULL pointer crash in Genecys 0.2 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• 944 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
• 17969 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• genecys-tellplayersurrchanges-bo(26519) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• 20060512 Buffer-overflow and NULL pointer crash in Genecys 0.2 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 17:51 UTC.