CVE-2009-3637

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 7.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2010-01-13 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the M_AddToServerList function in client/menu.c in Red Planet Arena Alien Arena 7.30 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a packet with a crafted server description to UDP port 27901 followed by a packet with a long print command.

Affected products

icculus Alien Arena: 7.30

References

http://icculus.org/alienarena/changelogs/7.31.txt
http://secunia.com/advisories/37118
http://secunia.com/advisories/37256
http://secunia.com/advisories/37259
http://www.ngssoftware.com/advisories/very-high-risk-vulnerability-in-alien-arena-730/
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507369/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36782
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2997
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-November/msg00179.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-November/msg00218.html
http://icculus.org/alienarena/changelogs/7.31.txt
http://secunia.com/advisories/37118

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