Vulnerability · Published Aug 31, 2022 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2022-39047
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the freeciv package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.3% (higher than 71% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.3%top 29.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | freeciv | 3.0.3-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-39047 |
| Debian:13 | freeciv | 3.0.3-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-39047 |
| Debian:14 | freeciv | 3.0.3-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-39047 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | freeciv | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-39047 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | freeciv | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-39047 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | freeciv | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-39047 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/08/05/1 x_refsource_MISC
- https://osdn.net/projects/freeciv/ticket/45299 x_refsource_MISC
- https://bugs.debian.org/1017579 x_refsource_MISC
- [oss-security] 20220831 Re: Freeciv < 2.6.7, freeciv-3.0 < 3.0.3, Modpack Installer buffer overflow mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST