CVE-2008-6712

Public Exploit

Description

The HTTP/XML-RPC service in Crysis 1.21 (game version 1.1.1.6156) and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long HTTP request, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 9.50% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493385/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2008-06/0211.html	mailing list exploit
http://osvdb.org/46261	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43126	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29759	vdb entry exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/30675	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://aluigi.org/poc/dontcrysis.txt	exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-6712?: CVE-2008-6712 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-6712?: To fix CVE-2008-6712, 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-2008-6712 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2008-6712 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~9% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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