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CVE-2007-5250

4.3 · MEDIUM

The Windows dedicated server for the Unreal engine, as used by America's Army and America's Army Special Forces 2.8.2 and earlier, when Punkbuster (PB) is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause…

Published Oct 6, 2007americasarmyCWE-189EPSS 1.50%

Overview

CVE-2007-5250 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting americasarmy america\'s_army. It was published on October 6, 2007 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

The Windows dedicated server for the Unreal engine, as used by America's Army and America's Army Special Forces 2.8.2 and earlier, when Punkbuster (PB) is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (server hang) via packets containing 0x07 characters or other unspecified invalid characters. NOTE: this issue may overlap CVE-2007-4443. NOTE: this issue might be in Punkbuster itself, but there are insufficient details to be certain.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from americasarmy. Update america\'s_army 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

VendorProductVersionsStatus
americasarmyamerica\'s_army0Affected
americasarmyamerica\'s_army_special_forces0Affected

References

Refaluigi.altervista.org/adv/aaboompb-adv.txtRefaluigi.org/poc/aaboompb.zipRefsecunia.com/advisories/27015Refsecurityreason.com/securityalert/3193Refwww.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481227/100/0/threadedRefexchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36898Refaluigi.altervista.org/adv/aaboompb-adv.txtRefaluigi.org/poc/aaboompb.zipRefsecunia.com/advisories/27015Refsecurityreason.com/securityalert/3193

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2007-5250?

CVE-2007-5250 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting americasarmy america\'s_army. It was published on October 6, 2007 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2007-5250?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3, 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-2007-5250?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from americasarmy. Update america\'s_army 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-2007-5250?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2007-5250 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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