Blood 2 long query buffer overflow
| blood2-long-query-bo (17668) |  High Risk |
Description:
Blood 2 is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking of user-supplied input. By sending a secure Gamespy query followed by at least 68 characters, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to overflow a buffer and possibly execute arbitrary code on the system.
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 9, 2011.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Fri Oct 08 2004 - 14:11:20 CDT : Limited \secure\ buffer-overflow in some old Monolith games.
- Monolith Web site: MONOLITH.
- BID-11354: Monolith Lithtech Game Engine Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2004-1587: Buffer overflow in Monolith games including (1) Alien versus Predator 2 1.0.9.6 and earlier, (2) Blood 2 2.1 and earlier, (3) No one lives forever 1.004 and earlier and (4) Shogo 2.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long secure Gamespy query.
- SA12776: Monolith Multiple Games Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- SECTRACK ID: 1011603: Monolith Games Have Buffer Overflow in `/secure/` Command That Lets Remote Users Crash the Game
Platforms Affected:
- Monolith Productions Blood 2 2.1 and prior
Reported:
Oct 08, 2004
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