TI-2005-01426 Aliases CVE-2005-1504 GHSA-j55p-6g3h-cmqr

GameSpy SDK CD-Key Validation Toolkit, as used by many online games, allows remote…

LOW 26Published 2005-05-11 · Updated 2024-08-07

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · None · Partial
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

GameSpy SDK CD-Key Validation Toolkit, as used by many online games, allows remote attackers to bypass the CD key validation by sending a spoofed \disc\ command, which tells the server the CD key is no longer in use.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01826 78th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:gamespy:cd-key_validation_system::::::::	all versions	Vulnerable	Gamespy

cpe:2.3:a:gamespy:cd-key_validation_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Gamespy

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-1504
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j55p-6g3h-cmqr

References

Exploit 1

http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/gskeyinuse-adv.txt

Other 1

20050504 Gamespy cd-key validation system: Cd-key never in use

Sources

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