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CVE-2004-2371

5.0 · MEDIUM

Multiple Red Storm web-based games, including Ghost Recon 1.4 and earlier, Desert Siege, and The Sum of all Fears 1.1.1.0 and earlier, do not properly check return values from certain functions, wh…

Published Dec 31, 2004redstormEPSS 3.34%

Overview

CVE-2004-2371 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting redstorm desert_siege. It was published on December 31, 2004 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Multiple Red Storm web-based games, including Ghost Recon 1.4 and earlier, Desert Siege, and The Sum of all Fears 1.1.1.0 and earlier, do not properly check return values from certain functions, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (hang) via packets that contain text strings with incorrect size values.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from redstorm. Update desert_siege to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

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References

Refaluigi.altervista.org/adv/grboom-adv.txtRefwww.securityfocus.com/archive/1/355051Refwww.securityfocus.com/bid/9738Refwww.zone-h.org/advisories/read/id=4038Refexchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15305Refaluigi.altervista.org/adv/grboom-adv.txtRefwww.securityfocus.com/archive/1/355051Refwww.securityfocus.com/bid/9738Refwww.zone-h.org/advisories/read/id=4038Refexchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15305

How CyberStrike helps

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2004-2371?

CVE-2004-2371 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting redstorm desert_siege. It was published on December 31, 2004 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2004-2371?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2004-2371?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from redstorm. Update desert_siege to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2004-2371?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2004-2371 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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