PT-2009-5266 · 2K Games · Vietcong 2

Luigi Auriemma · Published 2009-08-21 · Updated 2017-08-17 · CVE-2009-2916

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: 2K Games Vietcong 2 versions 1.10 and earlier

Description: The issue is related to a format string vulnerability in the CNS AddTxt function in logs.dll. This vulnerability might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the nickname.

Recommendations: For versions 1.10 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-2009-2916

Affected Products

Vietcong 2

References · 5

• http://secunia.com/advisories/36301 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2916 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52422 · Note
• http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/vietcong2fs-adv.txt · Note
• http://osvdb.org/57002 · Note