6.4med
CVE-2006-0771
Format string vulnerability in PunkBuster 1.180 and earlier, as used by Soldier of Fortune II and possibly other games, allows remote attac…
Published 20 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
6.4
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
3.1%
percentile 88%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
Format string vulnerability in PunkBuster 1.180 and earlier, as used by Soldier of Fortune II and possibly other games, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (server crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in invalid cvar values, which are not properly handled when the server kicks the player and records the reason.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
3.13% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.4 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-134 Use of Externally-Controlled Format String
References
- securityfocus.com /archive/1/425286/100/0/threaded · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
- secunia.com /advisories/18917 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
- archives.neohapsis.com /archives/fulldisclosure/2006-02/0372.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC, x_transferred
- securityreason.com /securityalert/448 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SREASON, x_transferred
- aluigi.altervista.org /adv/sof2pbfs-adv.txt · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/16703 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/24792 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2006-0771
- NVD: CVE-2006-0771
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