CVE-2009-5041
overkill has buffer overflow via long player names that can corrupt data on the server machine
overkill has buffer overflow via long player names that can corrupt data on the server machine
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
overkill has buffer overflow via long player names that can corrupt data on the server machine
- Record
CVE-2009-5041- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
overkill has buffer overflow via long player names that can corrupt data on the server machine
- Record
CVE-2009-5041- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-4999 No score
overkill has buffer overflow via long player names that can corrupt data on the server machine
- Record
EUVD-2009-4999- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r6wr-424x-x3qh
overkill has buffer overflow via long player names that can corrupt data on the server machine
overkill has buffer overflow via long player names that can corrupt data on the server machine
- Record
GHSA-r6wr-424x-x3qh- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2009-5041 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Debian Overkill, published October 31, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.21%, the 68th percentile. No source names a fixed version.