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CVE-2007-4642

HIGH · CVSS 10 EPSS 16.31%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2007-08-31 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2007-4642
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
10
EPSS
16.31%

Original NVD Description

Multiple buffer overflows in Doomsday (aka deng) 1.9.0-beta5.1 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long chat (PKT_CHAT) message that is not properly handled by the (1) D_NetPlayerEvent function in d_net.c or the (2) Msg_Write function in net_msg.c, or (3) many commands that are not properly handled by the NetSv_ReadCommands function in d_netsv.c; or (4) cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a chat (PKT_CHAT) message without a final '\0' character.