Freeciv versions before 3.2.6 contain a heap buffer overflow in worklist_load() when processing savegame files with declared worklist lengths exceeding the fixed array bound of 64 elements. Attackers can craft malicious savegame files that write past the entries array into adjacent heap-allocated struct fields, potentially corrupting memory when a user or server operator loads the file.

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Description Freeciv versions before 3.2.6 contain a heap buffer overflow in worklist_load() when processing savegame files with declared worklist lengths exceeding the fixed array bound of 64 elements. Attackers can craft malicious savegame files that write past the entries array into adjacent heap-allocated struct fields, potentially corrupting memory when a user or server operator loads the file.
Title Freeciv before 3.2.6 Heap Buffer Overflow via worklist_load
First Time appeared Freeciv
Freeciv freeciv
Weaknesses CWE-122
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:freeciv:freeciv:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Freeciv
Freeciv freeciv
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-12T18:06:41.013Z

Reserved: 2026-09-12T11:13:43.326Z

Link: CVE-2026-90556

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-12T18:16:44.193

Modified: 2026-09-12T18:16:44.193

Link: CVE-2026-90556

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