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Crysis Name Format String Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory: SA29155
Release Date: 2008-03-03
Last Update: 2008-03-05
Popularity: 4,388 views

Critical:
Moderately critical
Impact: DoS
System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Unpatched

Software:Crysis 1.x

Secunia CVSS-2 Score: Available in Secunia business solutions

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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.

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