CVE-2008-6441 (GCVE-0-2008-6441)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2009-03-09 14:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 11:27
VLAI
Summary
Format string vulnerability in the Epic Games Unreal engine client, as used in multiple games, allows remote servers to execute arbitrary code via (1) the CLASS parameter in a DLMGR command, (2) a malformed package (PKG), and possibly (3) the LEVEL parameter in a WELCOME command.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
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http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496297/100… mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31141 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclo… mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
http://www.osvdb.org/48290 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
http://secunia.com/advisories/31854 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/unrealcfs-adv.txt x_refsource_MISC
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
Date Public
2008-09-11 00:00
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