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CVE-2007-6468
Buffer overflow in the HuffDecode function in hw_utils/hwrcon/huffman.c and hexenworld/Client/huffman.c in Hammer of Thyrion 1.4.2 allows…
High9.3EPSS 5.7%
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- mitre
Description
Buffer overflow in the HuffDecode function in hw_utils/hwrcon/huffman.c and hexenworld/Client/huffman.c in Hammer of Thyrion 1.4.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a crafted huffman encoded packet. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 5.7% · top 7.0% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (7)
- http://uhexen2.cvs.sourceforge.net/uhexen2/hexenworld/Client/huffman.c?r1=1.24&r2=1.25 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://uhexen2.cvs.sourceforge.net/uhexen2/hw_utils/hwrcon/huffman.c?r1=1.18&r2=1.19 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 26893 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 28124 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 42641 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=562016&group_id=124987 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- ADV-2007-4239 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_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)
Record last updated .