The CClient::ProcessServerPacket method in engine/client/client.cpp in Teeworlds before 0.6.4 allows remote servers to write to arbitrary physical memory locations and possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors involving snap handling.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - The CClient::ProcessServerPacket method in engine/client/client.cpp in Teeworlds before 0.6.4 allows     remote servers to write to arbitrary physical memory locations and possibly execute arbitrary code via     vectors involving snap handling. (CVE-2016-9400)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201705-13 (Teeworlds: Remote execution of arbitrary code on client)

    Teeworlds client contains a vulnerability allowing a malicious server to       execute arbitrary code, or write to arbitrary physical memory via the       CClient::ProcessServerPacket method.
  Impact :

    A remote malicious server can write to arbitrary physical memory       locations and possibly execute arbitrary if a vulnerable client joins the       server.
  Workaround :

    There is no known workaround at this time.

Fix for CVE-2016-9400

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Update to 0.6.4

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ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
255072	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2016-9400	Nessus	Misc.	critical
100445	GLSA-201705-13 : Teeworlds: Remote execution of arbitrary code on client	Nessus	Gentoo Local Security Checks	critical
95415	Fedora 23 : teeworlds (2016-7470a63cd1)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	critical
95407	Fedora 25 : teeworlds (2016-df20b90635)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	critical
95402	Fedora 24 : teeworlds (2016-16a522f9a6)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	critical

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