Valve Software Half-Life Dedicated Server 3.1 rcon Command memory corruption

CVSS Meta Temp Score
CVSS is a standardized scoring system to determine possibilities of attacks. The Temp Score considers temporal factors like disclosure, exploit and countermeasures. The unique Meta Score calculates the average score of different sources to provide a normalized scoring system.
Current Exploit Price (≈)
Our analysts are monitoring exploit markets and are in contact with vulnerability brokers. The range indicates the observed or calculated exploit price to be seen on exploit markets. A good indicator to understand the monetary effort required for and the popularity of an attack.
CTI Interest Score
Our Cyber Threat Intelligence team is monitoring different web sites, mailing lists, exploit markets and social media networks. The CTI Interest Score identifies the interest of attackers and the security community for this specific vulnerability in real-time. A high score indicates an elevated risk to be targeted for this vulnerability.
9.5$0-$5k0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Valve Software Half-Life Dedicated Server 3.1. This impacts an unknown function of the component rcon Command Handler. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2000-0968. There is no exploit available. This vulnerability is considered historic because of its background and reception. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Valve Software Half-Life Dedicated Server 3.1. It has been classified as very critical. This affects some unknown functionality of the component rcon Command Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in Half Life dedicated server before build 3104 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a long rcon command.

The weakness was shared 12/19/2000 by Patrick Oonk (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2000-0968. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/02/2014). Due to its background and reception, this vulnerability has a historic impact.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (5375) and SecurityFocus (BID 1799†). The entry VDB-16180 is related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

Name

Version

License

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.5

VulDB Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Temp Score: 9.5
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv2info

AVACAuCIA
💳💳💳💳💳💳
💳💳💳💳💳💳
💳💳💳💳💳💳
VectorComplexityAuthenticationConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock

VulDB Base Score: 🔍
VulDB Temp Score: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 🔍

Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

EPSS Score: 🔍
EPSS Percentile: 🔍

Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔍

0-DayUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
TodayUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock

Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
Active Actors: 🔍
Active APT Groups: 🔍

Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Timelineinfo

10/16/2000 🔍
12/19/2000 +64 days 🔍
12/19/2000 +0 days 🔍
07/01/2014 +4942 days 🔍
07/02/2014 +0 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: Patrick Oonk
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2000-0968 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-0968
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-16179
X-Force: 5375 - Half-Life Server changelevel rcon buffer overfllow
SecurityFocus: 1799 - Valve Software Half-Life Dedicated Server Vulnerability

See also: 🔍

Entryinfo

Created: 07/02/2014 00:45
Changes: 07/02/2014 00:45 (56)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Discussion

No comments yet. Languages: en.

Please log in to comment.

◂ PreviousOverviewNext ▸

Interested in the pricing of exploits?

See the underground prices here!