# CVE-2006-3788: Multiple buffer overflows in multiplay.cpp in UFO2000 svn 1057 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a long unit name in

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2006-07-21 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Multiple buffer overflows in multiplay.cpp in UFO2000 svn 1057 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a long unit name in Net::recv_add_unit,; (2) large values to Net::recv_rules, Net::recv_select_unit, Net::recv_options, and Net::recv_unit_data; and (3) a large mapdata GEODATA structure in Net::recv_map_data.

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## References

- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016503
- http://svn.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.cgi/ufo2000/trunk/src/multiplay.cpp?view=log
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440293/100/0/threaded
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1259
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24297
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21091
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200702-10.xml
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2837
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/ufo2ko-adv.txt
- http://svn.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.cgi/ufo2000/trunk/src/server_transport.cpp?view=log
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27798

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