CVE-2012-0048

Exp

OpenTTD 0.3.5 through 1.1.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (game pause) by connecting to the server and not finishing the (1) authorization phase or (2) map download, aka a "slow read" attack.

Published: 2012-08-25 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2012-0048 is rated High Exploit Risk (62.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.53%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.32% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2012-0048

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-0048

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 1.20% 2.53% +1.32%
2 2025-03-30 1.69% 1.20% -0.48%
3 2025-03-29 1.69%

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-0048

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/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:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
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.
8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-0048

OS Trackers for CVE-2012-0048

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu low CVE-2012-0048 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (openttd), 16 status rows across 16 suites (hardy, lucid, natty, oneiric, precise, quantal, raring, saucy, trusty, upstream, utopic, vivid, wily, xenial, yakkety, zesty): not-affected 9, ignored 5, DNE 1, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-0048

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-0048

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
openttd openttd 0.3.5 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.3.6 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.3.7 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.4.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.4.5 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.4.6 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.4.7 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.4.8 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.4.8 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.4.8:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.4.8 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.4.8:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.5.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.5.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.5.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.5.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.5.0:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.5.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.5.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.5.1:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.5.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.5.3:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.5.3:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.5.3:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.6.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.6.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.6.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.6.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.6.0:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.6.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.6.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.6.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.6.2 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.6.2 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.6.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.6.2 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.6.2:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.6.2-rc1 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.6.2-rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.6.2-rc2 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.6.2-rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.6.3 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.6.3 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.6.3:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.7.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.7.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.7.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.7.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.7.1 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.7.1 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.7.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.7.1 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.7.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.7.1 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.7.1:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.7.2 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.7.2 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.7.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.7.2 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.7.2:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.7.3 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.7.3 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.7.3:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.7.3 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.7.3:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.7.4 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.7.4 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.7.4:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.7.5 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.7.5 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.7.5:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:1.0.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:1.0.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:1.0.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:1.0.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:1.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:1.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:1.0.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:1.0.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:1.0.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 1.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 1.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:1.0.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 1.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 1.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:1.0.3:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 1.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 1.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:1.0.4:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-0048

cvelogic Threat Intelligence