Secunia Security Advisory - Luigi Auriemma has reported a vulnerability in PunkBuster, which can be exploited to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) and potentially compromise a vulnerable system.
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TITLE:
PunkBuster Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA36221
VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/36221/
DESCRIPTION:
Luigi Auriemma has reported a vulnerability in PunkBuster, which can
be exploited to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) and potentially
compromise a vulnerable system.
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in pbsv.dll. This
can be exploited e.g. via a specially crafted packet to cause a buffer
overflow.
Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code.
The vulnerability is reported in version 1.728. Other versions may
also be affected.
NOTE: The vulnerability is reportedly exploitable via Soldier of
Fortune II with PunkBuster enabled.
SOLUTION:
Grant only trusted users access to an affected system.
PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Luigi Auriemma
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/sof2pbbof-adv.txt
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