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GLSA-200509-03 : OpenTTD: Format string vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 19578

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200509-03 (OpenTTD: Format string vulnerabilities)

 Alexey Dobriyan discovered several format string vulnerabilities in OpenTTD.
 Impact :

 A remote attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to crash the OpenTTD server or client and possibly execute arbitrary code with the rights of the user running OpenTTD.
 Workaround :

 There are no known workarounds at this time.

Solution

All OpenTTD users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=games-simulation/openttd-0.4.0.1-r1'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200509-03

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 19578

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200509-03.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: local

Published: 9/6/2005

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:openttd, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Patch Publication Date: 9/5/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/6/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-2763, CVE-2005-2764

GLSA: 200509-03