CVE-2007-6468
Buffer overflow in the HuffDecode function in hw_utils/hwrcon/huffman.c and hexenworld/Client...
Buffer overflow in the HuffDecode function in hw_utils/hwrcon/huffman.c and hexenworld/Client/huffman.c in Hammer of Thyrion 1.4.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a crafted huffman encoded packet. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Buffer overflow in the HuffDecode function in hw_utils/hwrcon/huffman.c and hexenworld/Client/huffman.c in Hammer of Thyrion 1.4.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a crafted huffman encoded packet. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
- Record
CVE-2007-6468- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Buffer overflow in the HuffDecode function in hw_utils/hwrcon/huffman.c and hexenworld/Client/huffman.c in Hammer of Thyrion 1.4.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a crafted huffman encoded packet. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
- Record
CVE-2007-6468- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2007-6434 No score
Buffer overflow in the HuffDecode function in hw_utils/hwrcon/huffman.c and hexenworld/Client/huffman.c in Hammer of Thyrion 1.4.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a crafted huffman encoded packet. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
- Record
EUVD-2007-6434- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fwgr-7gm8-32p9 No score
Buffer overflow in the HuffDecode function in hw_utils/hwrcon/huffman.c and hexenworld/Client...
Buffer overflow in the HuffDecode function in hw_utils/hwrcon/huffman.c and hexenworld/Client/huffman.c in Hammer of Thyrion 1.4.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a crafted huffman encoded packet. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
- Record
GHSA-fwgr-7gm8-32p9- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| aliases, references, title | GitHub Advisories | |
| first indexed | CVE List, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2007-6468 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Hammer Of Thyrion Of Thyrion, published December 20, 2007. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.72%, the 93rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
uhexen2.cvs.sourceforge.net/uhexen2/hexenworld/Client/huffman.c?r1=1.24&r2=1.25
securityfocus.com/bid/26893
secunia.com/advisories/28124
osvdb.org/42641
sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=562016&group_id=124987
vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4239
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-6468
github.com/advisories/GHSA-fwgr-7gm8-32p9