CVE-2009-0878 json
The read_game_map function in src/terrain_translation.cpp in Wesnoth before r32987 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (me…
published 2009-03-12 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2009-0875
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.8%
- EPSS 1.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 78%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2009-0878 updated
wesnoth: DoS via large map
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Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat productsnot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
1.77% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-399 Resource Management Errors
References
- launchpad.net /bugs/336396
- packages.debian.org /changelogs/pool/main/w/wesnoth/wesnoth_1.5.12-1/changelog
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/49294
vdb-entry
- packages.debian.org /changelogs/pool/main/w/wesnoth/wesnoth_1.4.7-4/changelog
- svn.gna.org /viewcvs/wesnoth/trunk/src/terrain_translation.cpp?r2=32987&rev=32987&r1=31859&dir_pagestart=200
- svn.gna.org /viewcvs/wesnoth/trunk/src/terrain_translation.cpp?rev=33078&dir_pagestart=200&view=log
- gna.org /bugs/index.php?13031
- launchpad.net /bugs/335089
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2009-0878
- NVD CVE-2009-0878
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