PT-2010-1295 · Red Planet Arena · Alien Arena

Published 2010-01-13 · Updated 2018-10-10 · CVE-2009-3637

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Red Planet Arena Alien Arena version 7.30

Description The issue is related to a stack-based buffer overflow in the M AddToServerList function, which can be exploited by sending a crafted packet to UDP port 27901, followed by a packet with a long print command. This allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Recommendations For Red Planet Arena Alien Arena version 7.30, consider disabling the M AddToServerList function until a patch is available to prevent exploitation. Restrict access to UDP port 27901 to minimize the risk of remote attacks. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this issue.

Exploit

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2009-3637

Affected Products

Alien Arena

References · 14

• 🔥 http://ngssoftware.com/advisories/very-high-risk-vulnerability-in-alien-arena-730 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-3637 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/37259 · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/37118 · Vendor Advisory
• https://redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-November/msg00179.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-3637 · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/37256 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2009-3637 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2009-3637 · Vendor Advisory
• https://redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-November/msg00218.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://icculus.org/alienarena/changelogs/7.31.txt · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2997 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/507369/100/0/threaded · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/36782 · Note