CVE-2007-5249
CVE-2007-5249 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Americasarmy America's Army with a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-119.
Key facts
- Severity: Medium (CVSS 2.0 base score 4.3)
- EPSS exploit prediction: 2% (74th percentile)
- Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
- Weakness: CWE-119
- Affected product: Americasarmy America's Army
- Published:
- Last modified:
Description
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.
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2007-5249?
- 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.
- How severe is CVE-2007-5249?
- CVE-2007-5249 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3, rated medium severity.
- Is CVE-2007-5249 being actively exploited?
- It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 2% (74th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
- What products are affected by CVE-2007-5249?
- CVE-2007-5249 primarily affects Americasarmy America's Army. In total, 2 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.
- How do I fix CVE-2007-5249?
- Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.
- When was CVE-2007-5249 published?
- CVE-2007-5249 was published on 2007-10-06 and last updated on 2026-06-16.
References
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/aaboompb-adv.txt
- http://aluigi.org/poc/aaboompb.zip
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27015
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3193
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481227/100/0/threaded
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36897
Affected products (2)
- cpe:2.3:a:americasarmy:america\'s_army:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:americasarmy:america\'s_army_special_forces:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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