PunkBuster up to 1.728 pbsv.dll memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in PunkBuster up to 1.728. It has been rated as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code in the library pbsv.dll. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2009-3924. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in PunkBuster up to 1.728. It has been classified as very critical. This affects an unknown function in the library pbsv.dll. 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 pbsv.dll, as used in Soldier of Fortune II and possibly other applications when Even Balance PunkBuster 1.728 or earlier is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application server crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long restart packet.

The weakness was disclosed 11/09/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared at aluigi.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-3924 since 11/09/2009. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/27/2019).

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 (52400) and Secunia (SA36221†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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11/09/2009 🔍
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03/18/2015 +1955 days 🔍
03/27/2019 +1470 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: aluigi.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2009-3924 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-3924
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-50757
X-Force: 52400
Secunia: 36221

Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 03/27/2019 09:23
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (44), 03/27/2019 09:23 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:726:103

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