Halo long reply denial of service
| halo-long-reply-dos (18196) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Halo is vulnerable to a denial of service attack, caused by a NULL pointer dereference. A remote attacker, in control of a malicious server, could send a long reply to cause the client to crash.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Halo (1.06 or later), available from the Halo Web page. See References.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Mon Nov 22 2004 - 12:21:01 CST : Broadcast client crash in Halo 1.05.
- Halo Web page: Halo for PC and Mac.
- BID-11724: Gearbox Software Halo Game Client Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2004-1539: Halo: Combat Evolved 1.05 and earlier allows remote game servers to cause a denial of service (client crash) via a long value in a game server reply, which triggers a NULL dereference.
- SA13273: Halo Client Server List Browsing Denial of Service Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Bungie Halo 1.05 and prior
Reported:
Nov 22, 2004
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