HIGH
Buffer overflow in the TruncateString function in src/gfx.cpp in OpenTTD before 0.6.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted string
Published Aug 10, 2008
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 6.27%
Description
Buffer overflow in the TruncateString function in src/gfx.cpp in OpenTTD before 0.6.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted string. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
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.
10.0 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
6.27% 0.06272
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.06272
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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 6.27% (0.06272) | 93.36th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.27% (0.06272) | 92.65th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 10.35% (0.10352) | 92.93th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 13.18% (0.13176) | 93.51th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 20.15% (0.20154) | 92.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 13.18% (0.13176) | 93.58th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 12, 2025 | 11.81% (0.11811) | 95.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 24, 2023 | 8.91% (0.08912) | 93.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 10.69% (0.10686) | 94.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 7.54% (0.07544) | 92.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 7.54% (0.07544) | 92.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 7.54% (0.07544) | 81.06th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (9)
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=233929 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31350 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34161 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-09.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=617243 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.openttd.org/index.php x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30525 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2285 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44168 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=233929 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/31350 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/34161 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-09.xml | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=617243 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.openttd.org/index.php | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30525 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2285 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44168 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Aug 10, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Aug 10, 2008
Link CVE-2008-3576
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a