CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-0693

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A buffer overflow vulnerability in JoWood Chaser version 1.50 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (client or server crash) and execute arbitrary code via a long nickname.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can remotely take control of the victim's system or cause the game to crash, posing a serious threat to system availability and integrity.

Recommendation

Update JoWood Chaser to the latest available version that fixes this vulnerability. If no update is available, restrict access to the game server to trusted players only.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in JoWood Chaser 1.50 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (client or server crash) and execute arbitrary code via a long nickname.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS