CVE-2022-39047

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: August 31, 2022 at 05:15 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:57 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorFreeciv

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%

Description

Freeciv before 2.6.7 and before 3.0.3 is prone to a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Modpack Installer utility's handling of the modpack URL.

Affected

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

v < 2.6.73.0.0 ≤ v < 3.0.3
Affected range stops below 2.6.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 3.0.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (4)

Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/08/31/1
x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://bugs.debian.org/1017579
x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
https://osdn.net/projects/freeciv/ticket/45299
x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/08/05/1

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-120

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