CVE Catalog

CVE-2003-1355

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Buffer overflow in the remote console (rcon) in Battlefield 1942 versions 1.2 and 1.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long user name and password.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to remotely crash the game server or execute unauthorized code, posing a serious security threat to the system.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update to the latest version of the game to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor server logs for potential attack attempts.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in the remote console (rcon) in Battlefield 1942 1.2 and 1.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long user name and password.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS