TeamSpeak Client 3.0.14 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and application crash) by connecting to a channel with a different client instance, and placing crafted data in the Chat/Server tab containing [img]//http:// substrings.
CVE-2014-7221
Score 6.5 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2022-05-14. NVD baseline CVSS 6.5; sources differ by 0.0.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 6.5
- EG Score
- 6.5(medium)
- EPSS
- 95.4%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
January 8, 2018
Last Modified
November 21, 2024
References (10)
- cve@mitrehttp://r4p3.net/forum/reverse-engineering/38/teamspeak-3-exploit-bb-code-freeze-crash-not-responding/905
- cve@mitrehttp://r4p3.net/public/ts3bbcodefreeze.txt
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70219
- cve@mitrehttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96889
- cve@mitrehttps://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128571/TeamSpeak-Client-3.0.14-Buffer-Overflow.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://r4p3.net/forum/reverse-engineering/38/teamspeak-3-exploit-bb-code-freeze-crash-not-responding/905
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://r4p3.net/public/ts3bbcodefreeze.txt
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70219
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96889
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128571/TeamSpeak-Client-3.0.14-Buffer-Overflow.html
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Publicly available exploits
(1 reference)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Exploit-DBEDB-34857✓ verifiedFirst seen Oct 2, 2014
TeamSpeak Client 3.0.14 - Buffer Overflow
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