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CVE-2005-3488 in the critical feed json

Scorched 3D 39.1 (bf) and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (long loop and server hang) via a negative numplayer…

published 2005-11-03 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-3487

cvss
7.8
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
10.1%
EPSS 10.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Scorched 3D 39.1 (bf) and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (long loop and server hang) via a negative numplayers value that bypasses a signed check in ServerConnectHandler.cpp.

Patch / fix

  • scorched3d Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 39.1+cvs20050929-2

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2005-3488

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-1285)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

10.07% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-1285 Scorched 3D 39.1 - Multiple Vulnerabilities (PoC) dos, 2005-11-02
  • aluigi.altervista.org http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/scorchbugs-adv.txt referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.8 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

References

Sources

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