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GameSpy IRC Command Buffer Overflow
Secunia Advisory: SA9914
Release Date: 2003-10-02
Popularity: 5,717 views

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

Software:GameSpy 3D 2.x

Secunia CVSS-2 Score: Available in Secunia business solutions

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Description:
A vulnerability has been identified in GameSpy allowing malicious IRC servers to cause a buffer overflow and possibly execute arbitrary code.

The problem is that when a user sends a "NICK" or "USER" command to the IRC server, GameSpy fails to handle replies longer than 262 characters properly. This allows malicious servers to cause a buffer overflow and possibly execute arbitrary code on the client system.

This has been reported to affect version 2.63.015 and prior.

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