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TI-2012-05047 Aliases CVE-2012-6083GHSA-4c5q-v3gj-45mr

Freeciv before 2.3.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted packet.

Priority MEDIUM 46CWE-400Published · 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
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-400.

Summary

Freeciv before 2.3.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted packet.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.11734 96th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed freeciv (freeciv): 2.3.3

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
freecivfreecivbefore 2.3.32.3.3Patch availableCNA
  • freeciv Vendorfreeciv Affected before 2.3.3 Fixed in 2.3.3 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:freeciv:freeciv:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 2.3.3Vulnerablefreeciv
  • cpe:2.3:a:freeciv:freeciv:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.3.3 Vulnerable ·freeciv

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA freeciv (freeciv) Fixed in 2.3.3

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-6083
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4c5q-v3gj-45mr

References

  • TI-2010-02348 freeciv 2.2 before 2.2.1 and 2.3 before 2.3.0 allows attackers to read arbitrary files or… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2022-18439 Freeciv before 2.6.7 and before 3.0.3 is prone to a buffer overflow vulnerability in the… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2006-03789 Buffer overflow in Freeciv 2.1.0-beta1 and earlier, and SVN 15 Jul 2006 and earlier… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2012-04746 Uncontrolled resource consumption in freeciv CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2006-00042 packets.c in Freeciv 2.0 before 2.0.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0

Sources