CVE-2007-6468

critical

Description

Buffer overflow in the HuffDecode function in hw_utils/hwrcon/huffman.c and hexenworld/Client/huffman.c in Hammer of Thyrion 1.4.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a crafted huffman encoded packet. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

References

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4239

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26893

http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=562016&group_id=124987

http://secunia.com/advisories/28124

http://osvdb.org/42641

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2007-12-20

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 9.3

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

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: 0.04985