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CVE-2006-3849

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 4.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2006-07-25 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in Warzone 2100 and Warzone Resurrection 2.0.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a (1) long message handled by the recvTextMessage function in multiplay.c or a (2) long filename handled by NETrecvFile function in netplay/netplay.c.

Affected products

• Pumpkin Studios Warzone: 2100
• Pumpkin Studios Warzone Resurrection: 2.0.3

References

• http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/warzonebof-adv.txt
• http://secunia.com/advisories/21474
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1283
• http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200608-16.xml
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/441039/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19118
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2943
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27910
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27915
• http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/warzonebof-adv.txt
• http://secunia.com/advisories/21474
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1283

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