CVE-2004-1207 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash game servers by sending excessive UDP join requests, affecting games using the Serious engine.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2004-1207?
CVE-2004-1207 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Dec 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Serious engine, as used in (1) Alpha Black Zero Intrepid Protocol 1.04 and earlier, (2) Nitro family, and (3) Serious Sam Second Encounter 1.07 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (server crash) via a large number of UDP join requests that exceeds the maximum player limit, as originally reported for Alpha Black Zero.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-1207?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Serioussam Seriousengine.
How do I fix CVE-2004-1207?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-1207 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2004-1207 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-1207 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c8jv-73wp-x489.