{"id":"CVE-2012-6083","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2012-6083","generatedAt":"2026-11-05T02:24:23.294Z","title":"Freeciv before 2.3.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted packet.","description":"Freeciv before 2.3.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted packet.","published":"2020-01-23T18:15:13.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T23:47:48.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"secalert@redhat.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-400"],"affected":["freeciv/freeciv"],"epss":{"score":0.11734,"percentile":0.96076,"date":"2026-11-03","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2010-07-03","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":34249,"kind":"exploit","title":"Freeciv 2.2.1 - Multiple Remote Denial of Service Vulnerabilities","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34249","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/linux/dos/34249.txt","file":"exploits/linux/dos/34249.txt","published":"2010-07-03","added":"2010-07-03","updated":"2014-08-03","author":"Luigi Auriemma","type":"dos","platform":"linux","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2012-6083","OSVDB-65999"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":"https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41352/info"}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"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."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/31/2","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://freeciv.fandom.com/wiki/NEWS-2.3.3","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/31/2","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://freeciv.fandom.com/wiki/NEWS-2.3.3","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6083","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}