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Vulnerability record · CVE-2009-0878 · published 12 March 2009

CVE-2009-0878: Wesnoth vulnerability

Wesnoth · Wesnoth

The read_game_map function in src/terrain_translation.cpp in Wesnoth before r32987 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and daemon hang) via a map with a large (1) width or (2) height.

5.0 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 1.8% · top 22.7% CWE-399 · CWE-399
5.0CVSS 2.0 base score
1.8%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
16References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

The read_game_map function in src/terrain_translation.cpp in Wesnoth before r32987 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and daemon hang) via a map with a large (1) width or (2) height.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://launchpad.net/bugs/335089
http://launchpad.net/bugs/336396
http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/w/wesnoth/wesnoth_1.4.7-4/changelog
http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/w/wesnoth/wesnoth_1.5.12-1/changelog
http://svn.gna.org/viewcvs/wesnoth/trunk/src/terrain_translation.cpp?r2=32987&rev=32987&r1=31859&dir_pagestart=200
http://svn.gna.org/viewcvs/wesnoth/trunk/src/terrain_translation.cpp?rev=33078&dir_pagestart=200&view=log
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49294
https://gna.org/bugs/index.php?13031
http://launchpad.net/bugs/335089
http://launchpad.net/bugs/336396
http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/w/wesnoth/wesnoth_1.4.7-4/changelog
http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/w/wesnoth/wesnoth_1.5.12-1/changelog
http://svn.gna.org/viewcvs/wesnoth/trunk/src/terrain_translation.cpp?r2=32987&rev=32987&r1=31859&dir_pagestart=200
http://svn.gna.org/viewcvs/wesnoth/trunk/src/terrain_translation.cpp?rev=33078&dir_pagestart=200&view=log
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49294
https://gna.org/bugs/index.php?13031

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