# CVE-2004-0608: Memory corruption in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via a malicious UDP packet due to memory corruption in the Unreal Engine.

- **Severity:** Critical 10.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 30 Jun 2004
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qwq5-rcrx-8xwx

## What is CVE-2004-0608?

CVE-2004-0608 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Gentoo Linux, published on 30 Jun 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Unreal Engine, as used in DeusEx 1.112fm and earlier, Devastation 390 and earlier, Mobile Forces 20000 and earlier, Nerf Arena Blast 1.2 and earlier, Postal 2 1337 and earlier, Rune 107 and earlier, Tactical Ops 3.4.0 and earlier, Unreal 1 226f and earlier, Unreal II XMP 7710 and earlier, Unreal Tournament 451b and earlier, Unreal Tournament 2003 2225 and earlier, Unreal Tournament 2004 before 3236, Wheel of Time 333b and earlier, and X-com Enforcer, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a UDP packet containing a secure query with a long value, which overwrites memory.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-0608?

It affects 14 products.


Products: Arush Devastation, Dreamforge Tnn Outdoors Pro Hunter, Epic Games Unreal Engine, Epic Games Unreal Tournament, Epic Games Unreal Tournament 2003, Epic Games Unreal Tournament 2004, Gentoo Linux, Infogrames Tacticalops, Infogrames X-Com Enforcer, Ion Storm Deusex, Nerf Arena Blast Nerf Arena Blast, Rage Software Mobile Forces, Robert Jordan Wheel of Time, Running With Scissors Postal 2.

## How do I fix CVE-2004-0608?

No fix has been published for CVE-2004-0608 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2004-0608 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-0608 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Unreal Tournament 2004 "secure" Overflow (Linux) (metasploit)
- Unreal Tournament 2004 "secure" Overflow (Win32) (metasploit)
- Unreal Tournament 2004 - 'Secure' Remote Overflow (Metasploit) (exploitdb)
- Unreal Tournament 2004 (Windows) - 'secure' Remote Overflow (Metasploit) (exploitdb)
- Unreal Tournament 2004 (Linux) - 'secure' Remote Overflow (Metasploit) (exploitdb)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

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Check this codebase for CVE-2004-0608 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2004-0608 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Gentoo Linux, published on 30 Jun 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-0608 exists.

Affected product: Gentoo Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0608/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0608/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-0608
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0608
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2004-0608

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