CVE-2009-0878 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Wesnoth versions prior to r32987, specifically within the read_game_map function. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this by providing a map with excessively large width or height values, leading to significant memory consumption and a daemon hang. While the CVSS score is 5.0 (medium severity) due to its network-based attack vector and low complexity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.4.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.3.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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