rAthena map-server use-after-free vulnerability in RODEX
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
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-416 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
rAthena is an open-source cross-platform MMORPG server. A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the RODEX functionality of rAthena's map-server in versions prior to commit af2f3ba. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability via a specific attacking scenario to cause a denial of service by crashing the map-server. This issue has been patched in commit af2f3ba. There are no known workarounds aside from manually applying the patch.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- 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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-62170
References
More Rathena vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-36205 rAthena has heap-based buffer overflow in login server CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-36206 rAthena has SQL Injection in PartyBooking component via `WorldName` parameter. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-36408 rAthena missing bound check in chclif_parse_moveCharSlot CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
Sources
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