TITLE: Glider collect'n kill " gl_playerEnter" Buffer Overflow Vulnerability SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA17422 VERIFY ADVISORY: http://secunia.com/advisories/17422/ CRITICAL: Moderately critical IMPACT: Unknown WHERE: >From remote SOFTWARE: Glider collect'n kill 1.x http://secunia.com/product/6046/ DESCRIPTION: Luigi Auriemma has reported a vulnerability in Glider collect'n kill with an unknown impact. The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in the handling of player names. This can be exploited to cause a buffer overflow by sending the "gl_playerEnter" command with an overly long player name (more than 4 kilobytes) to a vulnerable server. The vulnerability has been reported in version 1.0.0.0. Other versions may also be affected. SOLUTION: Host games on a trusted network only. PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY: Luigi Auriemma ORIGINAL ADVISORY: http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/gliderbof-adv.txt ---------------------------------------------------------------------- About: This Advisory was delivered by Secunia as a free service to help everybody keeping their systems up to date against the latest vulnerabilities. Subscribe: http://secunia.com/secunia_security_advisories/ Definitions: (Criticality, Where etc.) http://secunia.com/about_secunia_advisories/ Please Note: Secunia recommends that you verify all advisories you receive by clicking the link. Secunia NEVER sends attached files with advisories. Secunia does not advise people to install third party patches, only use those supplied by the vendor. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: Secunia Security Advisories http://secunia.com/sec_adv_unsubscribe/?email=packet%40packetstormsecurity.org ----------------------------------------------------------------------