CVE-2006-1147

Published: Mar 10, 2006Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other

4.0MEDIUM

NVD MITRE

Description

The Com_sprintf function in q_shared.c in Alien Arena 2006 Gold Edition 5.00 does not properly NULL terminate certain long strings, which allows remote attackers (possibly authenticated) to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long skin, weapon, or model name.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAccess Vector

Network

AC:LAccess Complexity

Low

Au:SAuthentication

Single

Impact

C:NConfidentiality

None

I:NIntegrity

None

A:PAvailability

Partial

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

cor entertainment

commercial

alien arena 2006On-prem

Consumer Software / gaming

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

http://www.osvdb.org/23749

osvdb.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/426984/100/0/threaded

securityfocus.com

http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/aa2k6x-adv.txt

aluigi.altervista.org

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