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
Published Aug 31, 2007
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 16.31%
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.
Affected products
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:C/I:C/A:C
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 1, 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 (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 16.31% (0.16309) | 96.86th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 16.31% (0.16309) | 96.54th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 19, 2025 | 29.10% (0.29103) | 96.32th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 13, 2025 | 32.78% (0.32784) | 96.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 35.98% (0.35979) | 96.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 18.13% (0.18126) | 92.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 35.98% (0.35979) | 96.73th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 22.48% (0.22483) | 96.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 27, 2024 | 20.98% (0.20982) | 96.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 19, 2024 | 21.26% (0.21256) | 96.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 12, 2024 | 21.62% (0.21621) | 96.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 6, 2023 | 21.19% (0.21189) | 95.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 16.14% (0.16143) | 95.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 35.20% (0.35205) | 97.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 35.20% (0.35205) | 96.79th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (12)
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/dumsdei-adv.txt x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://aluigi.org/poc/dumsdei.zip x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=190835 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26524 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28821 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200802-02.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3084 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/478077/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25483 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36332 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36333 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36334 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/dumsdei-adv.txt | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://aluigi.org/poc/dumsdei.zip | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=190835 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/26524 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/28821 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200802-02.xml | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3084 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/478077/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25483 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36332 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36333 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36334 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
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