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Fencer Vulns
medium 5.1

CVE-2004-2099 json

Buffer overflow in Need for Speed Hot Pursuit 2.0 client (NFSHP2), version 242 and earlier, allows remote attackers (servers) to execute ar…

published 2004-12-31 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2004-2091

cvss
5.1
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
4.3%
EPSS 4.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 91%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Buffer overflow in Need for Speed Hot Pursuit 2.0 client (NFSHP2), version 242 and earlier, allows remote attackers (servers) to execute arbitrary code via long (1) gamename, (2) gamever, (3) hostname, (4) gametype, (5) mapname or (6) gamemode commands.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-147)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

4.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-147 Need for Speed 2 - Remote Client Buffer Overflow (PoC) dos, 2004-01-23
  • aluigi.altervista.org http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/nfshp2cbof-adv.txt referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9473 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.1 AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

Sources

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