Call of Duty callvote map buffer overflow
| callofduty-callvotemap-bo (29129) |  High Risk |
Description:
Call of Duty, Call of Duty United Offensive, and Call of Duty 2 are vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the 'callvote map' command. By sending a MAP parameter of more than 64 bytes, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and possibly execute arbitrary code on the system.
Platforms Affected:
- ActiVision, Call of Duty 1.5b and prior
- ActiVision, Call of Duty 2 1.3 and prior
- ActiVision, Call of Duty: United Offensive 1.51b and prior
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 4, 2009.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- ActiVision, Inc. Web site, Call of Duty, Call of Duty 2 and Call of Duty: United Offensive at http://www.callofduty.com/.
- Luigi Auriemma Advisory 24 Sep 2006, In-game callvote map buffer-overflow in Call of Duty series at http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/codmapbof-adv.txt.
- BID-20180: Call of Duty Server Callvote Map Command Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-5058: Buffer overflow in (1) Call of Duty 1.5b and earlier, (2) Call of Duty United Offensive 1.51b and earlier, and (3) Call of Duty 2 1.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long map argument to the callvote map command.
- SA22078: Call of Duty "callvote map" Buffer Overflow
Reported:
Sep 24, 2006
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