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TI-2007-04494 Aliases CVE-2007-4642GHSA-4853-vw97-h7j3

Multiple buffer overflows in Doomsday (aka deng) 1.9.0-beta5.1 and earlier allow remote…

Priority MEDIUM 59CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Multiple buffer overflows in Doomsday (aka deng) 1.9.0-beta5.1 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long chat (PKT_CHAT) message that is not properly handled by the (1) D_NetPlayerEvent function in d_net.c or the (2) Msg_Write function in net_msg.c, or (3) many commands that are not properly handled by the NetSv_ReadCommands function in d_netsv.c; or (4) cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a chat (PKT_CHAT) message without a final '\0' character.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.16309 96th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:doomsday:doomsday:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.9.0_beta5.1VulnerableDoomsday
  • cpe:2.3:a:doomsday:doomsday:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.9.0_beta5.1 Vulnerable ·Doomsday

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-4642
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4853-vw97-h7j3

References

Exploit 2

Advisory 2

Other 1

  • TI-2006-01567 Format string vulnerability in the (1) Con_message and (2) conPrintf functions in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2007-04496 Format string vulnerability in the Cl_GetPackets function in cl_main.c in the client in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2007-04495 Integer underflow in Doomsday (aka deng) 1.9.0-beta5.1 and earlier allows remote… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0

Sources

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