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CVE-2006-0771 Details

Description

Format string vulnerability in PunkBuster 1.180 and earlier, as used by Soldier of Fortune II and possibly other games, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (server crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in invalid cvar values, which are not properly handled when the server kicks the player and records the reason.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/sof2pbfs-adv.txt CVE
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-02/0372.html CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/18917 CVEVendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/448 CVE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24792 CVE

see all 14 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-134Use of Externally-Controlled Format String[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
even balance punkbuster
<= 1.180

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:even_balance:punkbuster:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2006-0771
NVD Published Date:
Feb 18, 2006
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2006-0771 Details - Not Deferred