Buffer overflow in a player logging function in the Tincat network library 2.x before 2.0.28, as used in games such as Sacred and The Settlers: Heritage of Kings, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code
Published Mar 29, 2005
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.92%
Description
Buffer overflow in a player logging function in the Tincat network library 2.x before 2.0.28, as used in games such as Sacred and The Settlers: Heritage of Kings, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
Affected products
No data.
- release_2
- 1.8.2.6
- 1.0_2
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 4.92% (0.04921) | 91.86th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.92% (0.04921) | 90.97th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 14, 2026 | 23.67% (0.23674) | 95.90th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 7.07% (0.07073) | 90.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 10.80% (0.10796) | 88.88th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 6.66% (0.06658) | 90.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 10.69% (0.10687) | 95.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 10.69% (0.10687) | 94.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 7.69% (0.07687) | 93.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 7.69% (0.07687) | 92.39th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 7.69% (0.07687) | 81.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (5)
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/tincat2bof-adv.txt x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/14762 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/14767 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/394404 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12912 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/tincat2bof-adv.txt | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/14762 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/14767 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/394404 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploit | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12912 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit |
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