Half-Life Server New Player Flood Denial Of Service Vulnerability

BID:5076

Info

Half-Life Server New Player Flood Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 5076
Class: Design Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jun 20 2002 12:00AM
Updated: Jun 20 2002 12:00AM
Credit: Discovered by Auriemma Luigi <bugtest at sitoverde.com>.
Vulnerable: Valvesoftware Half-Life Dedicated Server 3.1.3
Valvesoftware Half-Life Dedicated Server 3.1
- Caldera OpenLinux 2.4
- Debian Linux 2.3
- Slackware Linux 7.1
- SuSE Linux 7.0
Valvesoftware Half-Life 1.1.1 .0
Valvesoftware Half-Life 1.1 .0.9
Valvesoftware Half-Life 1.1 .0.8
- Microsoft Windows 98 SP1
- Microsoft Windows 98 b
- Microsoft Windows 98 a
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows 98SE
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6a
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP5
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP4
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP3
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP2
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP1
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
Valvesoftware Half-Life 1.1 .0.4 Windows
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows 98SE
- Microsoft Windows ME
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
Valvesoftware Half-Life 1.1 .0.4 Linux
- Caldera OpenLinux 2.4
- Debian Linux 2.2
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.2
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.1
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.0
- Redhat Linux 7.0 i386
- Redhat Linux 6.2 i386
- SCO eDesktop 2.4
- SCO eServer 2.3.1
- SuSE Linux 7.0
- SuSE Linux 6.4
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Half-Life Server New Player Flood Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Half-Life is a popular game distributed and maintained by Valve Software. It includes features that allow users to game locally, or in distributed network environments. Valve Software also distributes a dedicated server product.

A denial of service vulnerability has been reported in some versions of the Half-Life server. A remote party may create a large number of new users on a specific server through spoofing the connection conversation. As servers contain a set limit on the maximum number of players, server resources will be exhausted, and legitimate players will not be allowed to join the game.

Solution / Fix

Half-Life Server New Player Flood Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
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Half-Life Server New Player Flood Denial Of Service Vulnerability

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