mah-jong before 1.6.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (server crash)…
Priority MEDIUM 45CWE-476Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-476.
Summary
mah-jong before 1.6.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (server crash) via a missing argument, which triggers a null pointer dereference.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.03207 88th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:nicolas_boullis:mah-jong:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4 | Vulnerable | Nicolas Boullis |
| cpe:2.3:a:nicolas_boullis:mah-jong:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.6 | Vulnerable | Nicolas Boullis |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
- cpe:2.3:a:nicolas_boullis:mah-jong:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4 Vulnerable ·Nicolas Boullis
- cpe:2.3:a:nicolas_boullis:mah-jong:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6 Vulnerable ·Nicolas Boullis
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2004-0458
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vwgc-f9cf-rp7w
References
Patch 1
Sources
- CVE-2004-0458 · CVE Program
- CVE-2004-0458 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vwgc-f9cf-rp7w · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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