MEDIUM
wesnoth: DoS via large map
Published Mar 12, 2009
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.77%
Description
The read_game_map function in src/terrain_translation.cpp in Wesnoth before r32987 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and daemon hang) via a map with a large (1) width or (2) height.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- ≤ 1.4.7
- 0.2.1
- 0.3
- 0.3.1
- 0.3.2
- 0.3.3
- 0.3.4
- 0.4
- 0.4.1
- 0.4.2
- 0.4.3
- 0.4.4
- 0.4.5
- 0.4.6
- 0.4.7
- 0.4.8
- 0.5
- 0.5.1
- 0.6
- 0.6.1
- 0.6.99.1
- 0.6.99.2
- 0.6.99.3
- 0.6.99.4
- 0.6.99.5
- 0.7
- 0.7.1
- 0.7.2
- 0.7.3
- 0.7.4
- 0.7.5
- 0.7.6
- 0.7.7
- 0.7.8
- 0.7.9
- 0.7.10
- 0.7.11
- 0.8
- 0.8.1
- 0.8.2
- 0.8.3
- 0.8.4
- 0.8.5
- 0.8.6
- 0.8.7
- 0.8.8
- 0.8.9
- 0.8.10
- 0.8.11
- 0.9.0
- 0.9.1
- 0.9.2
- 0.9.3
- 0.9.4
- 0.9.5
- 0.9.6
- 0.9.7
- 1.0
- 1.0rcl
- 1.1
- 1.1.1
- 1.1.2
- 1.1.3
- 1.1.4
- 1.1.5
- 1.1.6
- 1.1.7
- 1.1.8
- 1.1.9
- 1.1.10
- 1.1.11
- 1.1.12
- 1.1.13
- 1.1.14
- 1.2
- 1.2.1
- 1.2.2
- 1.2.3
- 1.2.4
- 1.2.5
- 1.2.6
- 1.2.7
- 1.2.8
- 1.3.1
- 1.3.2
- 1.3.3
- 1.3.4
- 1.3.5
- 1.3.6
- 1.3.7
- 1.3.8
- 1.3.9
- 1.3.10
- 1.3.11
- 1.3.12
- 1.3.13
- 1.3.14
- 1.3.15
- 1.3.16
- 1.3.17
- 1.3.18
- 1.3.19
- 1.4
- 1.4.1
- 1.4.2
- 1.4.3
- 1.4.4
- 1.4.5
- 1.4.6
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.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.77% 0.01775
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01775
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 1.77% (0.01775) | 77.43th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.77% (0.01775) | 75.24th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.26% (0.01258) | 78.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 4.05% (0.04049) | 92.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 9, 2024 | 4.05% (0.04049) | 92.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 3.76% (0.03761) | 90.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 2, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 70.87th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 49.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (12)
- http://launchpad.net/bugs/335089 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://launchpad.net/bugs/336396 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/w/wesnoth/wesnoth_1.4.7-4/changelog x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/w/wesnoth/wesnoth_1.5.12-1/changelog x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://svn.gna.org/viewcvs/wesnoth/trunk/src/terrain_translation.cpp?r2=32987&rev=32987&r1=31859&dir_pagestart=200 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://svn.gna.org/viewcvs/wesnoth/trunk/src/terrain_translation.cpp?rev=33078&dir_pagestart=200&view=log x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-0878 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=489930 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49294 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://gna.org/bugs/index.php?13031 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-0878
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-0878
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://launchpad.net/bugs/335089 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://launchpad.net/bugs/336396 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/w/wesnoth/wesnoth_1.4.7-4/changelog | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/w/wesnoth/wesnoth_1.5.12-1/changelog | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://svn.gna.org/viewcvs/wesnoth/trunk/src/terrain_translation.cpp?r2=32987&rev=32987&r1=31859&dir_pagestart=200 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://svn.gna.org/viewcvs/wesnoth/trunk/src/terrain_translation.cpp?rev=33078&dir_pagestart=200&view=log | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-0878 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=489930 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49294 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://gna.org/bugs/index.php?13031 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-0878 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-0878 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Mar 12, 2009
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Mar 12, 2009
Link CVE-2009-0878
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a