PunkBuster login SQL injection

punkbuster-login-sql-injection (15267) The risk level is classified as MediumMedium Risk

Description:

PunkBuster is vulnerable to remote SQL injection. A remote attacker could insert arbitrary SQL code in the username or password fields of the login form, which would allow the attacker to gain unauthorized access to the database.

Platforms Affected:

  • Even Balance, PunkBuster prior to Alpha 7

Remedy:

Upgrade to the latest version of PunkBuster (Alpha 7 or later), when it becomes available from the PunkBuster Web page. See References.

Consequences:

Gain Access

References:

  • BugTraq Mailing List, Wed Feb 18 2004 - 22:10:49 CST , PunkBuster SQL Injection Attack at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-02/0528.html.
  • PunkBuster Web page, PunkBuster at http://pbdb.sourceforge.net/.
  • BID-9697: PunkBuster Database Remote SQL Injection Vulnerability
  • CVE-2004-2340: ** UNVERIFIABLE ** SQL injection vulnerability in PunkBuster Screenshot Database (PB-DB) Alpha 6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the username and password fields of the login form. NOTE: the original vulnerability report contains several significant inconsistencies that make it unclear whether the report is accurate, including (1) PB-DB is really the PunkBuster Screenshot Database and not PunkBuster itself; (2) there is no apparent association between PunkBuster and Punky Brewster; (3) the claimed source code is not anywhere in Alpha 6.
  • OSVDB ID: 18981: PunkBuster Screenshot Database Login Form Multiple Field SQL Injection
  • SECTRACK ID: 1009145: PunkBuster Input Validation Flaw Lets Remote Users Inject SQL Commands

Reported:

Feb 18, 2004

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