CVE-2005-3488

Public Exploit

Description

Scorched 3D 39.1 (bf) and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (long loop and server hang) via a negative numplayers value that bypasses a signed check in ServerConnectHandler.cpp.

7.8

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 10.12% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory altervista.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/scorchbugs-adv.txt	exploit vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15292	vdb entry
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200511-12.xml	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17423	third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2288	vdb entry
http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=113095941031946&w=2	mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-3488?: CVE-2005-3488 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-3488?: To fix CVE-2005-3488, 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-2005-3488 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-3488 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~10% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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