CVE-2012-6083
Freeciv before 2.3.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted packet.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 11.7%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Freeciv before 2.3.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted packet.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 11.73% probability · 96th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 3 July 2010
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-400
- Affected
- freeciv/freeciv
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS 11.7% since 3 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/31/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://freeciv.fandom.com/wiki/NEWS-2.3.3Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/31/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://freeciv.fandom.com/wiki/NEWS-2.3.3Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.