A heap use-after-free in the component CDataFileReader::GetItem of teeworlds v0.7.5…
Priority MEDIUM 58CWE-416Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- 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-416 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
A heap use-after-free in the component CDataFileReader::GetItem of teeworlds v0.7.5 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted map file.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00321 25th 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
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- 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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-31518
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rgg3-6345-v5q4
References
More Teeworlds vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-08102 In Teeworlds 0.7.2, there is an integer overflow in CDataFileReader::Open() in… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2019-08101 In Teeworlds 0.7.2, there is a failed bounds check in CDataFileReader::GetData() and… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2016-07672 The CClient::ProcessServerPacket method in engine/client/client.cpp in Teeworlds before… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2019-08100 In Teeworlds 0.7.2, there is an integer overflow in CMap::Load() in engine/shared/map.cpp… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2019-15007 Teeworlds before 0.7.4 has an integer overflow when computing a tilemap size. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-09718 CServer::SendMsg in engine/server/server.cpp in Teeworlds 0.7.x before 0.7.5 allows… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2023-31518 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-31518 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rgg3-6345-v5q4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2023-31518 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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