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CVE-2007-5248

Public exploit available. Not confirmed exploited in the wild yet. A vendor fix is available.

CVSS 2.09.3CriticalEPSS percentile94th7.5% chance in 30 daysCISA KEVNot listedNo confirmed exploitation
Public exploit: 2 sourcesFixVendor fixNo build named by the sources

Published Updated Sources: CVE.org, NVD

NVD CVE.org

What to do

The vendor has published a fix. Version details are below where the sources state them.

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What it is

From the CVE record

Multiple format string vulnerabilities in the ID Software Doom 3 engine, as used by Doom 3 1.3.1 and earlier, Quake 4 1.4.2 and earlier, and Prey 1.3 and earlier, when Punkbuster (PB) is enabled, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via format string specifiers in (1) a PB_Y packet to the YPG server or (2) a PB_U packet to UCON. NOTE: this issue might be in Punkbuster itself, but there are insufficient details to be certain.

In plain language

No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.

Exploitation

Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.

EPSS94th
Public exploit
CISA KEV

Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.

Public exploits

2 sources with a proof of concept or module.

Exploit links, PoCs and Metasploit modules after sign-in
EPSS

7.5% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 94th percentile of scored CVEs.

Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.

Lifecycle

A public exploit existed 47 days before the patch.

  1. EPSS band changemoderate → low
  2. EPSS band changelow → moderate
  3. Patch availablerecord updated
  4. Public exploit / PoCsource: other
  5. Publishedweakness classified, att&ck mapped

Affected products

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Technical detail

CVSS 2.0 vector

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AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Scored 9.3 by NVD.

How it is reached

  • Access Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network
  • Access Complexity MediumSome conditions must be met
  • Authentication NoneNo authentication required

Impact if exploited

  • Confidentiality CompleteAll information is disclosed
  • Integrity CompleteAll data can be modified
  • Availability CompleteTotal shutdown of the affected resource

Weaknesses

ATT&CK techniques

Mapped from the weaknesses above (CWE to ATT&CK), not observed in attacks.

Sources

References in the record

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