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CVE-2007-4642
Multiple buffer overflows in Doomsday (aka deng) 1.9.0-beta5.1 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long…
High10.0EPSS 16.3%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 16.3% · top 3.0% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (12)
- 3084 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- 28821 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- doomsday-dnetplayerevent-bo(36332) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/dumsdei-adv.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=190835 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 26524 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20070829 Multiple vulnerabilities in Doomsday 1.9.0-beta5.1 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- doomsday-msgwrite-bo(36333) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 25483 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- GLSA-200802-02 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- doomsday-netsvreadcommands-bo(36334) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- http://aluigi.org/poc/dumsdei.zip (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_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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