CVE-2009-3637

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    CVE-2009-3637

    Published: 13 Jan 2010Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Stack-based buffer overflow in the M_AddToServerList function in client/menu.c in Red Planet Arena Alien Arena 7.30 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a packet with a crafted server description to UDP port 27901 followed by a packet with a long print command.

    References: http://secunia.com/advisories/37118, http://secunia.com/advisories/37256, http://secunia.com/advisories/37259, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2997, http://www.ngssoftware.com/advisories/very-high-risk-vulnerability-in-alien-arena-730/, http://icculus.org/alienarena/changelogs/7.31.txt, http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507369/100/0/threaded, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36782, https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-November/msg00179.html, https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-November/msg00218.html

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High