# CVE-2007-4642: 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

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2007-08-31 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## References

- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3084
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28821
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36332
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/dumsdei-adv.txt
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=190835
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26524
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/478077/100/0/threaded
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36333
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25483
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200802-02.xml
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36334
- http://aluigi.org/poc/dumsdei.zip
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/30543

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