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CVE-2008-3409

7.5 · HIGH

Buffer overflow in Unreal Tournament 3 1.3beta4 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a UDP pa…

Published Jul 31, 2008epic_gamesCWE-119EPSS 11.02%

Overview

CVE-2008-3409 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting epic_games unreal_tournament_3. It was published on July 31, 2008 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Buffer overflow in Unreal Tournament 3 1.3beta4 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a UDP packet containing a large value in a certain size field, followed by a data string of that size, aka attack 1 in ut3mendo.c.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from epic_games. Update unreal_tournament_3 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
epic_gamesunreal_tournament_30Affected

References

Refaluigi.altervista.org/adv/ut3mendo-adv.txtRefaluigi.org/poc/ut3mendo.zipRefsecunia.com/advisories/31265Refwww.securityfocus.com/archive/1/494929/100/0/threadedRefwww.securityfocus.com/bid/30430Refwww.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2260/referencesRefexchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44105Refaluigi.altervista.org/adv/ut3mendo-adv.txtRefaluigi.org/poc/ut3mendo.zipRefsecunia.com/advisories/31265

How CyberStrike helps

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2008-3409?

CVE-2008-3409 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting epic_games unreal_tournament_3. It was published on July 31, 2008 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2008-3409?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2008-3409?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from epic_games. Update unreal_tournament_3 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-2008-3409?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2008-3409 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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