CVE-2009-0878

The read_game_map function in src/terrain_translation.cpp in Wesnoth before r32987 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and daemon hang) via a map with a large (1) width or (2) height.

Published: 2009-03-12 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2009-0878 is rated Moderate Risk (46.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.77%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-0878

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 1.26% 1.77% +0.52%
2 2025-03-30 1.17% 1.26% +0.08%
3 2025-03-29 — 1.17% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-0878

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-0878

OS Trackers for CVE-2009-0878

vendor priority summary link
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-0878
ubuntu medium CVE-2009-0878 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (wesnoth), 7 status rows across 7 suites (dapper, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, upstream): released 5, ignored 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2009-0878

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-0878

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
wesnoth wesnoth <= 1.4.7 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.3 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.3.4 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.4 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.4.2 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.4.3 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.4.4 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.4.5 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.4.6 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.4.7 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.4.8 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.5 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.6 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.6.99.1 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.6.99.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.6.99.2 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.6.99.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.6.99.3 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.6.99.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.6.99.4 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.6.99.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.6.99.5 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.6.99.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.7 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.7.1 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.7.2 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.7.3 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.7.4 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.7.5 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.7.6 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.7.7 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.7.8 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.7.9 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.7.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.7.10 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.7.11 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.7.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.8 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.8.2 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.8.3 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.8.4 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.8.5 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.8.6 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.8.7 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.8.8 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.8.9 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.8.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.8.10 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.8.11 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.8.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.9.0 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.9.1 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.9.2 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.9.3 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.9.4 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.9.5 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.9.6 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 0.9.7 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:0.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:1.0:rc:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 1.0rcl cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:1.0rcl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 1.1 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 1.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 1.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 1.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 1.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 1.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 1.1.6 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 1.1.7 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:1.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 1.1.8 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:1.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 1.1.9 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:1.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 1.1.10 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:1.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 1.1.11 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:1.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 1.1.12 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:1.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 1.1.13 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:1.1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 1.1.14 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:1.1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 1.2 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 1.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 1.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 1.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 1.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wesnoth wesnoth 1.2.5 cpe:2.3:a:wesnoth:wesnoth:1.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-0878

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