Valve Software Half-Life up to 4.1.1.1e Fragmentation denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Valve Software Half-Life. This impacts an unknown function of the component Fragmentation Handler. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2004-0724. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Valve Software Half-Life and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Fragmentation Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Half-Life engine before July 7 2004 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (server or client crash) via an empty fragmented packet.

The weakness was published 07/27/2004 (Website). The advisory is shared at marc.theaimsgroup.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2004-0724 since 07/22/2004. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading to version 1.1.0.9 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (16674) and SecurityFocus (BID 10700†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

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VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Half-Life 1.1.0.9

Timelineinfo

07/12/2004 🔍
07/22/2004 +10 days 🔍
07/27/2004 +5 days 🔍
07/27/2004 +0 days 🔍
12/05/2014 +3783 days 🔍
06/18/2018 +1291 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-0724 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-0724
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-21965
X-Force: 16674 - Half-Life packet denial of service
SecurityFocus: 10700 - Valve Software Half-Life Engine Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 12/05/2014 11:03
Updated: 06/18/2018 09:29
Changes: 12/05/2014 11:03 (49), 06/18/2018 09:29 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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