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CVE-2008-3577

Published: Aug 10, 2008Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-119
NVD MITRE
4.6CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 64.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available

Description

Buffer overflow in src/openttd.cpp in OpenTTD before 0.6.2 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a large filename supplied to the "-g" parameter in the ttd_main function. NOTE: it is unlikely that this issue would cross privilege boundaries in typical environments.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LAu:NC:PI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:LAccess Vector
Local
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

CWE-119

Affected Products

openttdopenttd
On-prem
Consumer Software / gaming
n/an/a
openttdoss-projectConsumer Softwareaka openttd, openttd

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Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=233929
bugs.gentoo.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/34161
secunia.com
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-09.xml
security.gentoo.org
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Timeline

Published
Aug 10, 2008
Last Updated
Apr 23, 2026

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