PT-2006-1820 · Even Balance · Punkbuster

Luigi Auriemma · Published 2006-02-18 · Updated 2018-10-19 · CVE-2006-0771

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.4

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions PunkBuster versions 1.180 and earlier

Description The issue allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, potentially leading to server crashes, and may also enable the execution of arbitrary code. This is achieved through the use of format string specifiers in invalid cvar values, which are not properly handled when the server kicks a player and records the reason.

Recommendations For PunkBuster versions 1.180 and earlier, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Use of Externally-Controlled Format String

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-134

Related Identifiers

CVE-2006-0771

Affected Products

Punkbuster

References · 8

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-0771 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/18917 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/425286/100/0/threaded · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/16703 · Note
• http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/sof2pbfs-adv.txt · Note
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-02/0372.html · Note
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/448 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24792 · Note