CVE-2004-1220

Public Exploit

Description

Battlefield 1942 1.6.19 and earlier, and Battlefield Vietnam 1.2 and earlier, allows a remote master server to cause a denial of service (client crash) via a server reply that contains a large numplayers value, which triggers a null dereference.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 12.49% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110244662102167&w=2	mailing list
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18402	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11838	vendor advisory vdb entry exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18400	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-1220?: CVE-2004-1220 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-1220?: To fix CVE-2004-1220, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2004-1220 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2004-1220 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~12% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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