CVE-2008-6702 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the game by sending a long nickname, 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-2008-6702?
CVE-2008-6702 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Apr 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl 1.0006 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long nickname, which triggers an exception.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-6702?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Stalker-Game S.t.a.l.k.e.r.\.
How do I fix CVE-2008-6702?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-6702 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-2008-6702 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-6702 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cx7m-cgrp-rw2q.