CVE-2004-1664 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Call of Duty by sending large query or reply packets, disrupting gameplay for users.
- 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-2004-1664?
CVE-2004-1664 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Feb 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Call of Duty 1.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (game end) via a large (1) query or (2) reply packet, which is not properly handled by the buffer overflow protection mechanism. NOTE: this issue might overlap CVE-2005-0430.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-1664?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Activision Call of Duty, Activision Call of Duty United Offensive.
How do I fix CVE-2004-1664?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-1664 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-2004-1664 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-1664 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6r2q-2w5h-xffp.