CVE-2012-6083

HIGH

freeciv < 2.3.3 - Denial of Service via Crafted Packet

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2012-6083. PoCs published by Luigi Auriemma.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The provided text describes multiple remote denial-of-service vulnerabilities in Freeciv 2.2.1 due to improper handling of crafted network packets. No actual exploit code is included, only a reference to a binary exploit hosted externally.

Description

Freeciv before 2.3.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted packet.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Luigi Auriemma · textdoslinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34249

The provided text describes multiple remote denial-of-service vulnerabilities in Freeciv 2.2.1 due to improper handling of crafted network packets. No actual exploit code is included, only a reference to a binary exploit hosted externally.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: Freeciv 2.2.1
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target Freeciv server
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/31/2
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://freeciv.fandom.com/wiki/NEWS-2.3.3

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.1173
EPSS Percentile 95.5%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-400
Status published
Products (1)
freeciv/freeciv < 2.3.3
Published Jan 23, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026