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Warcraft 3 The Frozen ThroneApplication · Blizzard

CVE-2009-4768

HIGH · 9.3 CVSS v2.0 Published 2010-04-20
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to after 1.2.4b or later.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Unspecified vulnerability in the JASS script interpreter in Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne 1.24b and earlier allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted custom map. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

Buffer overflow or similar memory corruption vulnerability in the JASS script interpreter in Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne allows arbitrary code execution when users load a maliciously crafted custom map file.

MitigationUpdate to patched version post-1.24b; avoid loading custom maps from untrusted sources; consider blocking the game in enterprise environments.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Warcraft 3 The Frozen ThroneApplication
Affected:<= 1.2.4b= 1.2.4= 1.2.4a

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
M
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Locate the Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne installation
    Check the default installation path (C:\Program Files\Warcraft III\ or C:\Program Files (x86)\Warcraft III\) or search for 'Frozen Throne.exe' on the system
    Affected if The game is not installed - no further action needed
  2. Check the executable file version
    Right-click on Frozen Throne.exe, select Properties, then look at the Version tab to find the Product Version or File Version number
    Affected if The version shown is 1.2.4, 1.2.4a, or 1.2.4b (or any version lower than or equal to 1.2.4b)
  3. Verify version via game launch screen
    Launch the game and observe the initial loading screen or main menu, which typically displays the current patch version (for example: 'Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne v1.2.4b')
    Affected if The displayed version reads 1.2.4, 1.2.4a, or 1.2.4b

If the installed game version is 1.2.4, 1.2.4a, or 1.2.4b, the environment is directly affected by this vulnerability.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

From vendor data
Upgrade available Upgrade to a release after 1.2.4b
Interim mitigation

Update to patched version post-1.24b; avoid loading custom maps from untrusted sources; consider blocking the game in enterprise environments.

Fix this in Warcraft 3 The Frozen Throne Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Review / QA1.0 h
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