CVE-2008-7015 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Unreal engine 3, as used in Unreal Tournament 3 1.3, Frontlines: Fuel of War 1.1.1, and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (server exit) via a packet with a large length value that triggers a memory allocation failure.

Published: 2009-08-19

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: 2.8% Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:epic_games:unreal_tournament:3:1.3::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:frontlines:fuel_of_war::::::::

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-6974	Unreal engine 3, as used in Unreal Tournament 3 1.3, Frontlines: Fuel of War 1.1.1, and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (server exit) via a packet with a large length value that triggers a memory allocation failure.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02765.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2008-09/0189.html
http://osvdb.org/48292
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496280/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31140
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45095

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Epic Games Unreal Tournament

Frontlines Fuel Of War

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2009-08-19T10:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T11:49:02.665Z

Reserved: 2009-08-18T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-7015

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-08-19T10:30:00.657

Modified: 2026-06-16T23:03:25.710

Link: CVE-2008-7015

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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