First published: Fri Sep 11 2009(Updated: )
Valve Software Half-Life Counter-Strike 1.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via multiple crafted login packets.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Counter-Strike 2 | =1.6 |
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CVE-2008-7203 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability that allows remote attackers to crash the Counter-Strike 1.6 game server.
To mitigate CVE-2008-7203, update to a patched version of Counter-Strike or implement network filtering to block malicious login packets.
CVE-2008-7203 specifically affects Valve Software Counter-Strike version 1.6.
Yes, CVE-2008-7203 can be exploited remotely by sending multiple crafted login packets to the game server.
The impact of CVE-2008-7203 is a significant disruption leading to a denial of service, causing the game server to crash.