CVE-2005-1741 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Halo: Combat Evolved via malformed data, affecting game availability.
- 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-2005-1741?
CVE-2005-1741 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 May 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Gearbox Software Halo: Combat Evolved 1.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via malformed data.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-1741?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gearbox Software Halo Combat Evolved.
How do I fix CVE-2005-1741?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-1741 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-2005-1741 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2005-1741 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3567-8rwh-h73q.