CVE-2018-18541: Debian Linux

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 2.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

  • Debian Debian Linux: version 9.0 only
  • Teeworlds Teeworlds: before 0.6.5 (fixed in 0.6.5)

Published 2018-10-20. Last modified 2026-06-17.