CVE-2018-18541
Publication date 20 October 2018
Last updated 26 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
Description
In Teeworlds before 0.6.5, connection packets could be forged. There was no challenge-response involved in the connection build up. A remote attacker could send connection packets from a spoofed IP address and occupy all server slots, or even use them for a reflection attack using map download packets.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| teeworlds | 25.10 questing |
Not affected
|
| 25.04 plucky |
Not affected
|
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| 24.04 LTS noble |
Not affected
|
|
| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
|
|
| 20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
|
|
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Vulnerable
|
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Vulnerable
|
|
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
|
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
References
Other references
- https://www.teeworlds.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=12544
- https://github.com/teeworlds/teeworlds/issues/1536
- https://github.com/teeworlds/teeworlds/commit/a263185571903ead01f6b351a91ea219ac9d215f
- https://github.com/teeworlds/teeworlds/commit/aababc63eeeee1bc41672502ca6c7a1dd9f61d94
- https://github.com/teeworlds/teeworlds/commit/f5fa1a92ed81ed8da721e803a036b1553a38e39e
- https://bugs.debian.org/911487
- https://teeworlds.com/?page=news&id=12544
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-18541