CVE-2007-4533

Vavoom < 1.24 - Remote Code Execution via Say Command Format String

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2007-4533. PoCs published by Luigi Auriemma.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The provided text describes multiple vulnerabilities in Vavoom 1.24, including buffer overflow, format string, and DoS issues. It mentions an attack vector for the format-string vulnerability via a chat message containing '%n%n%n%n%s'.

Description

Format string vulnerability in the Say command in sv_main.cpp in Vavoom 1.24 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a chat message, related to a call to the BroadcastPrintf function.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Luigi Auriemma · textdosmultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/30526

The provided text describes multiple vulnerabilities in Vavoom 1.24, including buffer overflow, format string, and DoS issues. It mentions an attack vector for the format-string vulnerability via a chat message containing '%n%n%n%n%s'.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Rce | Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: Vavoom 1.24
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target application · Ability to send chat messages to the target
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (8)

Core 8
Core References
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/26701
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3057
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36247
Issue Tracking x_refsource_misc
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=256621
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/26554
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25436

Scores

EPSS 0.0849
EPSS Percentile 94.3%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
vavoom/vavoom < 1.24
Published Aug 25, 2007
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026