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[SA27036] Prey Doom 3 Engine Format String Vulnerability

From: Secunia Security Advisories (sec-advsecunia.com)
Date: Tue Oct 02 2007 - 16:17:04 CDT

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TITLE:
Prey Doom 3 Engine Format String Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA27036

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/27036/

CRITICAL:
Highly critical

IMPACT:
DoS, System access

WHERE:
From remote

SOFTWARE:
Prey 1.x
http://secunia.com/product/15907/

DESCRIPTION:
Luigi Auriemma has reported a vulnerability in Prey, which can be
exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) or
potentially to compromise a vulnerable system.

For more information:
SA27002

Successful exploitation requires that PunkBuster is active on the
server.

The vulnerability is reported in version 1.3. Other versions may also
be affected.

SOLUTION:
Host games only in a trusted network environment.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Luigi Auriemma

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/d3engfspb-adv.txt

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA27002:
http://secunia.com/product/27002/

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