CVE-2008-3547
Buffer overflow in the server in OpenTTD 0.6.1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to...
Buffer overflow in the server in OpenTTD 0.6.1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (persistent game disruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors involving many long names for "companies and clients."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
9.0
Buffer overflow in the server in OpenTTD 0.6.1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (persistent game disruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors involving many long names for "companies and clients."
- Record
CVE-2008-3547- CVSS 2.0
- 9.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Buffer overflow in the server in OpenTTD 0.6.1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (persistent game disruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors involving many long names for "companies and clients."
- Record
CVE-2008-3547- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-3533 No score
Buffer overflow in the server in OpenTTD 0.6.1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (persistent game disruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors involving many long names for "companies and clients."
- Record
EUVD-2008-3533- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2f4q-m35h-pw25 No score
Buffer overflow in the server in OpenTTD 0.6.1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to...
Buffer overflow in the server in OpenTTD 0.6.1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (persistent game disruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors involving many long names for "companies and clients."
- Record
GHSA-2f4q-m35h-pw25- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Buffer overflow in the server in OpenTTD 0.6.1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (persistent game disruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors involving many long names for "companies and clients."
- Record
CVE-2008-3547- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2008-3547 No score
Buffer overflow in the server in OpenTTD 0.6.1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (persistent game disruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors involving many long names for "companies and clients."
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2008-3547- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-3547 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.0) in Openttd, published March 10, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.73%, the 91st percentile. Fixed in openttd 0.6.2-1.
References
secunia.com/advisories/34161
marc.info?l=oss-security&m=121790659421159&w=2
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-09.xml
marc.info?l=oss-security&m=121814230706576&w=2
marc.info?l=oss-security&m=121787604812284&w=2
sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=617243