Scorched 3D: Multiple vulnerabilities

1. Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Advisory Reference	GLSA 200511-12 / scorched3d
Release Date	November 15, 2005
Latest Revision	August 10, 2006: 03
Impact	high
Exploitable	remote

Package	Vulnerable versions	Unaffected versions	Architecture(s)
games-strategy/scorched3d	<= 39.1	>= 40	All supported architectures

Related bugreports: #111421

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities in Scorched 3D allow a remote attacker to deny service or execute arbitrary code on game servers.

2. Impact Information

Background

Scorched 3D is a clone of the classic "Scorched Earth" DOS game, adding features like a 3D island environment and Internet multiplayer capabilities.

Description

Luigi Auriemma discovered multiple flaws in the Scorched 3D game server, including a format string vulnerability and several buffer overflows.

Impact

A remote attacker can exploit these vulnerabilities to crash a game server or execute arbitrary code with the rights of the game server user. Users not running a Scorched 3D game server are not affected by these flaws.

3. Resolution Information

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Scorched 3D users should upgrade to the latest version:

Code Listing 3.1: Resolution

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=games-strategy/scorched3d-40"

4. References

Page updated November 15, 2005

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