CVE-2007-4754

high

Description

Format string vulnerability in the safe_bprintf function in acesrc/acebot_cmds.c in Alien Arena 2007 6.10 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via format string specifiers in a nickname.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36463

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3169

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/478628/100/0/threaded

http://www.quakesrc.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=6843&start=1

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3105

http://secunia.com/advisories/26819

http://osvdb.org/40507

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2007-09/0049.html

http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/aa2k7x-adv.txt

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2007-09-08

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: 7.5

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