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CVE-2004-0608

HIGH · 10.0 CVSS v2.0 Published 2004-12-06
Patch available
A vendor patch is available. No clean upgrade release — apply the published patch.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
High EPSS Public exploit Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click Patch available

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
The Unreal Engine, as used in DeusEx 1.112fm and earlier, Devastation 390 and earlier, Mobile Forces 20000 and earlier, Nerf Arena Blast 1.2 and earlier, Postal 2 1337 and earlier, Rune 107 and earlier, Tactical Ops 3.4.0 and earlier, Unreal 1 226f and earlier, Unreal II XMP 7710 and earlier, Unreal Tournament 451b and earlier, Unreal Tournament 2003 2225 and earlier, Unreal Tournament 2004 before 3236, Wheel of Time 333b and earlier, and X-com Enforcer, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a UDP packet containing a secure query with a long value, which overwrites memory.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
LinuxOperating system
Affected:= 1.4
DevastationApplication
Affected:= 390.0
Tnn Outdoors Pro HunterApplication
Affected:all versions
Unreal EngineApplication
Affected:= 226f= 433= 436
Unreal TournamentApplication
Affected:= 451b
Unreal Tournament 2003Application
Affected:= 2199_linux= 2199_macos= 2199_win32= 2225_macos= 2225_win32
Unreal Tournament 2004Application
Affected:= macos= win32
TacticalopsApplication
Affected:= 3.4

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

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

Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Patch available Apply the vendor patch
Vendor patch www.gentoo.org →
Recommended fix High confidence

Unreal Tournament 2004: version 3236 or later; Other titles: contact respective vendors for patched releases

  1. 1. Identify which Unreal Engine-based game/server is affected from the deployment
  2. 2. For Unreal Tournament 2004, upgrade to version 3236 or later which contains the security fix
  3. 3. For other affected titles (DeusEx, Devastation, Rune, Tactical Ops, etc.), contact the respective game vendors for patched versions
  4. 4. If no patched version is available from the vendor, discontinue use of the affected software
  5. 5. As a temporary mitigation, block UDP port 7777 (the standard Unreal Engine query port) at the network perimeter to prevent external attackers from sending malicious packets
  6. 6. Do not expose affected game servers directly to the internet
Caveat Very old software from 2004 era - no longer maintained by vendors; some games may have no patched version available

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