CVE-2006-2537

N/A
Published: May 22, 2006 at 11:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:25 PM UTC
3 products affected across 3 vendorsOpenborHorizontal Shooter BorBeats of Rage

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 5%

Description

Multiple format string vulnerabilities in (a) OpenBOR 2.0046 and earlier, (b) Beats of Rage (BOR) 1.0029 and earlier, and (c) Horizontal Shooter BOR (HOR) 2.0000 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute code via format string specifiers in configurations used in various mod files, as demonstrated by the (1) music identifier in data/scenes/intro.txt, which is not properly handled in the update function, and (2) background identifier in data/easy/1aeasy.txt, which is not properly handled in the shutdown function.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

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References (10)

x_refsource_MISCExploitVendor Advisory
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/borfs-adv.txt
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20173
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20174
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20181
VDB Entryx_refsource_OSVDB
http://www.osvdb.org/25687

CVSS

Confidentiality
PARTIAL
Integrity
PARTIAL
Availability
PARTIAL
Vector?

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StatusMODIFIED
CWE
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