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Vulnerability · Published Jun 22, 2020 · Assigned by mitre

CVE-2020-14983

Critical 9.8

In plain English

A critical-severity security flaw in the chocolate-doom package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.7% (higher than 86% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS NVD)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)2.7%top 14.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

The server in Chocolate Doom 3.0.0 and Crispy Doom 5.8.0 doesn't validate the user-controlled num_players value, leading to a buffer overflow. A malicious user can overwrite the server's stack.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12chocolate-doom3.0.1-1DEBIAN-CVE-2020-14983
Debian:13chocolate-doom3.0.1-1DEBIAN-CVE-2020-14983
Debian:14chocolate-doom3.0.1-1DEBIAN-CVE-2020-14983
Debian:12crispy-doom5.9.0-1DEBIAN-CVE-2020-14983
Debian:13crispy-doom5.9.0-1DEBIAN-CVE-2020-14983
Debian:14crispy-doom5.9.0-1DEBIAN-CVE-2020-14983

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
n/a n/a n/a

References