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CVE-2009-3637 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://icculus.org/alienarena/changelogs/7.31.txt	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/37118	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37256	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37259	CVE	Vendor Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-November/msg00179.html	CVE
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-November/msg00218.html	CVE
http://www.ngssoftware.com/advisories/very-high-risk-vulnerability-in-alien-arena-730/	CVE	Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507369/100/0/threaded	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36782	CVE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2997	CVE
http://icculus.org/alienarena/changelogs/7.31.txt	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/37118	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37256	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37259	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-November/msg00179.html	[email protected]
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-November/msg00218.html	[email protected]
http://www.ngssoftware.com/advisories/very-high-risk-vulnerability-in-alien-arena-730/	[email protected]	Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507369/100/0/threaded	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36782	[email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2997	[email protected]

see all 20 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-119	Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
icculus alien arena	7.30
CPE cpe:2.3:a:icculus:alien_arena:7.30:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 23, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 10, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jan 13, 2010	Initial Analysis	[email protected]