CVE-2000-0968 (GCVE-0-2000-0968)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2001-01-22 05:00 – Updated: 2024-08-08 05:37
VLAI
Summary
Buffer overflow in Half Life dedicated server before build 3104 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a long rcon command.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
mitre CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard E 28/100 over 2338 records in the last 180 days details
References
URL Tags
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http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/20… mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1799 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/20… mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Date Public
2000-10-16 00:00
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