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Crysis Name Format String Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA29155
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Release Date:
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2008-03-03
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Last Update:
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2008-03-05
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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DoS
System access
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Unpatched
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| Software: | Crysis 1.x
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| | CVE reference: | CVE-2008-1127 (Secunia mirror)
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This advisory is currently marked as unpatched!
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Description:
Long Poke has reported a vulnerability in Crysis, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) or compromise a vulnerable system.
The vulnerability is caused due to a format string error in the Crysis engine when creating internal debug strings. This can be exploited by using a name containing format string specifiers.
Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code.
The vulnerability is reported in version 1.1.1.5879. Other versions may also be affected.
Solution:
Only play multi-player games on trusted, local networks.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Long Poke
Changelog:
2008-03-05: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
http://milw0rm.com/exploits/5201
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