VDB-25332 · CVE-2005-1741 · BID 13728

Gearbox Software Halo Combat Evolved 1.6 infinite loop

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Gearbox Software Halo Combat Evolved 1.6. It has been declared as problematic. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation results in infinite loop. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2005-1741. The attack can be launched remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Gearbox Software Halo Combat Evolved 1.6. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a infinite loop vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-835. The product contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

Gearbox Software Halo: Combat Evolved 1.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via malformed data.

The weakness was disclosed 05/24/2005 by Luigi Auriemma (Website). The advisory is shared for download at vupen.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2005-1741 since 05/24/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1499.

It is declared as proof-of-concept.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 13728†), Secunia (SA15501†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1014067†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

Gearbox Software

Name

Halo Combat Evolved

Version

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.0

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Infinite loop
CWE: CWE-835 / CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Countermeasuresinfo

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Timelineinfo

05/24/2005 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Researcher: Luigi Auriemma
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-1741 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-1741
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-25332
SecurityFocus: 13728 - Gearbox Software Halo Game Server Infinite Loop Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 15501
SecurityTracker: 1014067 - Halo: Combat Evolved Processing Error Lets Remote Users Deny Service
Vupen: ADV-2005-0616

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 11:41
Updated: 06/08/2017 23:46
Changes: 03/11/2015 11:41 (47), 06/08/2017 23:46 (12)
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