CVE-2009-2548 json
Format string vulnerability in Armed Assault (aka ArmA) 1.14 and earlier, and 1.16 beta, and Armed Assault II 1.02 and earlier allows remot…
published 2009-07-20 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2009-2543
- cvss
- 10.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 4.4%
- EPSS 4.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 91%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Format string vulnerability in Armed Assault (aka ArmA) 1.14 and earlier, and 1.16 beta, and Armed Assault II 1.02 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the (1) nickname and (2) datafile fields in a join request, which is not properly handled when logging an error message.
Exploit prediction
4.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- aluigi.altervista.org http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/armazzofs-adv.txt referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-134 Use of Externally-Controlled Format String
References
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aluigi.altervista.org
/adv/armazzofs-adv.txt
exploit
-
vupen.com
/english/advisories/2009/1951
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2009-2548
- NVD CVE-2009-2548
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