Judge Dredd and Death format string attack
| judge-dredd-death-format-string (17579) |  Low Risk |
Description:
Judge Dredd is vulnerable to a format string attack, caused by improper handling of client messages. A remote attacker with access to the Judge Dredd vs Death match could send a specially-crafted chat message containing format specifiers to cause the server to crash.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 9, 2011.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Sat Oct 02 2004 - 15:49:06 CDT : In-game format string in Judge Dredd vs. Death 1.01.
- Judge Dredd Web site: Dredd vs Death.
- CVE-2004-1576: Format string vulnerability in Judge Dredd: Dredd vs. Death 1.01 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via format string specifiers in a chat message.
- SA12710: Judge Dredd Client Message Handling Format String Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Megalo Judge Dredd vs. Death 1.01
Reported:
Oct 02, 2004
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