Freeciv before 2.6.7 and before 3.0.3 is prone to a buffer overflow vulnerability in the…
Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-120Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- 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
Freeciv before 2.6.7 and before 3.0.3 is prone to a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Modpack Installer utility's handling of the modpack URL.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0131 70th 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-39047
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v44g-gwm6-58cw
References
More Freeciv vulnerabilities
- 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-2012-05047 Freeciv before 2.3.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted packet. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- 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
- CVE-2022-39047 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-39047 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v44g-gwm6-58cw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2022-39047 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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