Multiple buffer overflows in the logging function in the Unreal engine, as used by…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Multiple buffer overflows in the logging function in the Unreal engine, as used by America's Army and America's Army Special Forces 2.8.2 and earlier, when Punkbuster (PB) is enabled, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a long (1) PB_Y packet to the YPG server on UDP port 1716 or (2) PB_U packet to UCON on UDP port 1716, different vectors than CVE-2007-4442. NOTE: this issue might be in Punkbuster itself, but there are insufficient details to be certain.
Why it matters now
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 · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:americasarmy:america\'s_army:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 2.8.2 | Vulnerable | Americasarmy |
| cpe:2.3:a:americasarmy:america\'s_army_special_forces:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 2.8.2 | Vulnerable | Americasarmy |
- cpe:2.3:a:americasarmy:america\'s_army:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.8.2 Vulnerable ·Americasarmy
- cpe:2.3:a:americasarmy:america\'s_army_special_forces:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.8.2 Vulnerable ·Americasarmy
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-5249
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2f82-6hr5-qm62
References
More Americasarmy America's Army vulnerabilities
- TI-2008-03344 America's Army (aka AA or Army Game Project) 2.8.3.1 and earlier allows remote attackers… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2007-05055 The Windows dedicated server for the Unreal engine, as used by America's Army and… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2007-5249 · CVE Program
- CVE-2007-5249 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2f82-6hr5-qm62 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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