CVE-2006-2537

critical

Description

Multiple format string vulnerabilities in (a) OpenBOR 2.0046 and earlier, (b) Beats of Rage (BOR) 1.0029 and earlier, and (c) Horizontal Shooter BOR (HOR) 2.0000 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute code via format string specifiers in configurations used in various mod files, as demonstrated by the (1) music identifier in data/scenes/intro.txt, which is not properly handled in the update function, and (2) background identifier in data/easy/1aeasy.txt, which is not properly handled in the shutdown function.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26582

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1903

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1902

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1901

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18088

http://www.osvdb.org/25687

http://secunia.com/advisories/20181

http://secunia.com/advisories/20174

http://secunia.com/advisories/20173

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2006-05-22

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.06327