CVE-2007-6468

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 5.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2007-12-20 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Buffer overflow in the HuffDecode function in hw_utils/hwrcon/huffman.c and hexenworld/Client/huffman.c in Hammer of Thyrion 1.4.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a crafted huffman encoded packet. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Affected products

Hammer Of Thyrion: 1.4.2

References

http://osvdb.org/42641
http://secunia.com/advisories/28124
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=562016&group_id=124987
http://uhexen2.cvs.sourceforge.net/uhexen2/hexenworld/Client/huffman.c?r1=1.24&r2=1.25
http://uhexen2.cvs.sourceforge.net/uhexen2/hw_utils/hwrcon/huffman.c?r1=1.18&r2=1.19
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26893
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4239
http://osvdb.org/42641
http://secunia.com/advisories/28124
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=562016&group_id=124987
http://uhexen2.cvs.sourceforge.net/uhexen2/hexenworld/Client/huffman.c?r1=1.24&r2=1.25
http://uhexen2.cvs.sourceforge.net/uhexen2/hw_utils/hwrcon/huffman.c?r1=1.18&r2=1.19

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