CVE-2016-9400
CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS Score
Published: February 22, 2017 at 04:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:55 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsFedoraTeeworlds
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Severity
CRITICAL9.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 4%
Description
The CClient::ProcessServerPacket method in engine/client/client.cpp in Teeworlds before 0.6.4 allows remote servers to write to arbitrary physical memory locations and possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors involving snap handling.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
95%
v < 0.6.4
Affected range stops below 0.6.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/16/8
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/17/8
- https://github.com/teeworlds/teeworlds/commit/ff254722a2683867fcb3e67569ffd36226c4bc62
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/C4JNSBXXPE7O32ZMFK7D7YL6EKLG7PRV/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-13
References (7)
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/16/8Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/17/8VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94381x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/teeworlds/teeworlds/commit/ff254722a2683867fcb3e67569ffd36226c4bc62Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/C4JNSBXXPE7O32ZMFK7D7YL6EKLG7PRV/Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-13x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.teeworlds.com/?page=news&id=12086CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-119
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