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TI-2009-04796 Aliases CVE-2009-5041GHSA-r6wr-424x-x3qh

overkill has buffer overflow via long player names that can corrupt data on the server machine

Priority MEDIUM 44CWE-120Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-120 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

overkill has buffer overflow via long player names that can corrupt data on the server machine

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01207 68th percentileScored 2026-11-07
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:debian:overkill:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 0.16-14.1VulnerableDebian
  • cpe:2.3:a:debian:overkill:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 0.16-14.1 Vulnerable ·Debian

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-5041
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r6wr-424x-x3qh

References

Sources