GLSA 200609-03: OpenTTD: Remote Denial of Service

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Severity:	normal
Title:	OpenTTD: Remote Denial of Service
Date:	09/06/2006
Bugs:	#131010
ID:	200609-03

Synopsis

The OpenTTD server is vulnerable to a remote Denial of Service.

Background

OpenTTD is a clone of Transport Tycoon Deluxe.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
games-simulation/openttd	< 0.4.8	>= 0.4.8	All supported architectures

Description

OpenTTD is vulnerable to a Denial of Service attack due to a flaw in the manner the game server handles errors in command packets.

Impact

An authenticated attacker can cause a Denial of Service by sending an invalid error number to a vulnerable OpenTTD server.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All OpenTTD users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=games-simulation/openttd-0.4.8"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200609-03.xml

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.