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"From 2007 to 2009 vulnerabilities in a typical end-user PC almost doubled from about 220 to 420."

Non-Microsoft software to blame for increase in vulnerabilities affecting typical Windows end-users, read more:

http://secunia.com/gfx/pdf/Secunia_Half_Year_Report_2010.pdf


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TITLE:
Unreal Engine "ReceivedRawBunch" Denial of Service Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA40648

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RELEASE DATE:
2010-07-17

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DESCRIPTION:
Luigi Auriemma has reported a vulnerability in the Unreal Engine,
which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of
Service).

The vulnerability is caused due to an assertion error when processing
certain packets, which can be exploited to terminate the application
by sending specially crafted packets.

The vulnerability is reported in the following games:
* Rainbow Six: Raven Shield
* Deus Ex
* Land of the Dead
* Postal 2
* Rune
* Shadow Ops
* Unreal 2
* Unreal Tournament
* Unreal Tournament 2003
* WarPath
* XIII

SOLUTION:
Play in trusted network environments only.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Luigi Auriemma

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

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EXPLOIT:
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