Even Balance PunkBuster 1.180 format string

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Even Balance PunkBuster 1.180 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation results in format string. This vulnerability was named CVE-2006-0771. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Even Balance PunkBuster 1.180. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a format string vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-134. The product uses a function that accepts a format string as an argument, but the format string originates from an external source. This is going to have an impact on integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was presented 02/18/2006 by Luigi Auriemma (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2006-0771 since 02/18/2006. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

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 X-Force (24792), SecurityFocus (BID 16703†) and Secunia (SA18917†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Format string
CWE: CWE-134 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

02/16/2006 🔍
02/17/2006 +1 days 🔍
02/18/2006 +1 days 🔍
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02/18/2006 +0 days 🔍
03/12/2015 +3309 days 🔍
03/26/2019 +1475 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

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

CVE: CVE-2006-0771 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-0771
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-28788
X-Force: 24792
SecurityFocus: 16703 - PunkBuster Module Remote Format String Vulnerability
Secunia: 18917 - PunkBuster Cvars Monitoring Format String Vulnerability, Highly Critical

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 11:11
Updated: 03/26/2019 11:42
Changes: 03/12/2015 11:11 (54), 03/26/2019 11:42 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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