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[GLSA-200509-03] OpenTTD: Format string vulnerabilities

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
OpenTTD: Format string vulnerabilities

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment
The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200509-03
(OpenTTD: Format string vulnerabilities)

Alexey Dobriyan discovered several format string vulnerabilities
in OpenTTD.

Impact

A remote attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to crash the
OpenTTD server or client and possibly execute arbitrary code with the
rights of the user running OpenTTD.

Workaround

There are no known workarounds at this time.

References:
http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-2763

Solution:
All OpenTTD users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=games-simulation/openttd-0.4.0.1-r1"

Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID:

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: (C) 2005 Michel Arboi

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