HIGH
Format string vulnerability in the safe_bprintf function in acesrc/acebot_cmds.c in Alien Arena 2007 6.10 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via format string specifiers in a nickname
Published Sep 8, 2007
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.80%
Description
Format string vulnerability in the safe_bprintf function in acesrc/acebot_cmds.c in Alien Arena 2007 6.10 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via format string specifiers in a nickname.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 6.10
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.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
4.80% 0.04802
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.04802
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 (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.80% (0.04802) | 91.67th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.80% (0.04802) | 90.78th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 27, 2026 | 17.12% (0.17122) | 95.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 27, 2026 | 13.82% (0.13823) | 94.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 12.33% (0.12327) | 93.26th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 13.40% (0.13397) | 90.29th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 12.33% (0.12327) | 93.32th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 15.10% (0.15095) | 96.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 12, 2024 | 15.10% (0.15095) | 95.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 4, 2024 | 12.00% (0.11996) | 95.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 27, 2024 | 12.35% (0.12351) | 95.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 23, 2023 | 12.59% (0.12593) | 94.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 18, 2023 | 13.17% (0.13174) | 94.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 12.21% (0.12205) | 94.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 11.00% (0.10995) | 94.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 11.00% (0.10995) | 94.44th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 11.00% (0.10995) | 88.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (10)
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/aa2k7x-adv.txt x_refsource_MISC
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2007-09/0049.html mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
- http://osvdb.org/40507 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26819 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3105 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://www.quakesrc.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=6843&start=1 x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/478628/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25559 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3169 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36463 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/aa2k7x-adv.txt | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2007-09/0049.html | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC | |
| http://osvdb.org/40507 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/26819 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3105 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON | |
| http://www.quakesrc.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=6843&start=1 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/478628/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25559 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3169 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36463 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Sep 8, 2007
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Sep 7, 2007
Link CVE-2007-4754
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a