CVE-2020-14983
highpriority · track · 40EPSS 0.027 · 86 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
The server in Chocolate Doom 3.0.0 and Crispy Doom 5.8.0 doesn't validate the user-controlled num_players value, leading to a buffer overflow. A malicious user can overwrite the server's stack.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 7.5–9.8
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affected products (6)
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references (14)
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- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00002.htmlcnnvd
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00007.htmlcnnvd
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00012.htmlcnnvd
- https://github.com/chocolate-doom/chocolate-doom/issues/1293cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-14983cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Chocolate-Doom-buffer-overflow-via-num-players-32710cnnvd
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00002.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00007.htmlenisa_euvd
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