CVE-2005-1776
Buffer overflow in the READ_TCP_STRING function in game_message_functions.cpp in the network plugin for C'Nedra 0.4.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long text string.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.79%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Buffer overflow in the READ_TCP_STRING function in game_message_functions.cpp in the network plugin for C'Nedra 0.4.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long text string.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 3.79% probability · 90th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- cnedra/cnedra
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 3.8% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.