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CVE-2007-4642

Published: Aug 31, 2007Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-119
10.0CRITICAL
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
16.3%
Top 3.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:CI:CA:C
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:CConfidentiality
Complete
I:CIntegrity
Complete
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

CWE-119

Affected Products

doomsday
oss-project
doomsday
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3084
securityreason.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/28821
secunia.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36332
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
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