CVE-2008-3286 Null dereference in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the SWAT 4 game server by sending specific commands before session initialization, causing a denial of service.
- 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-2008-3286?
CVE-2008-3286 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Jul 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
SWAT 4 1.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a (1) VERIFYCONTENT or (2) GAMECONFIG command sent to the server before user session initialization, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference; or (3) a GAMESPYRESPONSE command followed by a long RS string.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-3286?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sierra Swat 4.
How do I fix CVE-2008-3286?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-3286 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2008-3286 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-3286 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c4qg-278v-p8ch.