CVE-2023-31517

HighCVSS 7.5

Published: 23/05/2023(UTC)Updated: 09/07/2026(UTC)Translated: 10/07/2026(UTC)NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk

0.71%

49th percentile - higher than 49% of all known CVEs

Summary

A memory leak in the CConsole::Chain component of Teeworlds v0.7.5 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) by opening a crafted file.

Risk Assessment

The risk is that an attacker can remotely crash the Teeworlds server or client by providing a malicious file, disrupting service availability.

Recommendation

Update to the latest version of Teeworlds that includes a fix for this issue. If updating is not possible, restrict the ability to open untrusted files.

Other vulnerabilities in Teeworlds

CVE-2016-9400Critical
The CClient::ProcessServerPacket method in Teeworlds before version 0.6.4 allows remote servers to write to arbitrary physical memory locations, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution.

Original NVD description (English source)

A memory leak in the component CConsole::Chain of Teeworlds v0.7.5 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via opening a crafted file.