Format string vulnerability in PunkBuster 1.180 and earlier, as used by Soldier of…
Priority LOW 34CWE-134Published · Updated
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 · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Format string vulnerability in PunkBuster 1.180 and earlier, as used by Soldier of Fortune II and possibly other games, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (server crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in invalid cvar values, which are not properly handled when the server kicks the player and records the reason.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03134 87th percentileScored 2026-11-07
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:even_balance:punkbuster:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 1.180 | Vulnerable | Even Balance |
- cpe:2.3:a:even_balance:punkbuster:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.180 Vulnerable ·Even Balance
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-0771
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h862-m45v-wg8w
References
More Even Balance Punkbuster vulnerabilities
- TI-2006-02518 Buffer overflow in the WebTool HTTP server component in (1) PunkBuster before 1.229, as… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
Sources
- CVE-2006-0771 · CVE Program
- CVE-2006-0771 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h862-m45v-wg8w · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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