CVE-2003-1433

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Published Oct 23, 2007 CVSS 2.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS 1.2% KEV · Not listed

Description

Epic Games Unreal Engine 226f through 436 does not validate the challenge key, which allows remote attackers to exhaust the player limit by joining the game multiple times.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:epic_games:unreal_engine:226f:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:epic_games:unreal_engine:433:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:epic_games:unreal_engine:436:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2003-1423	Epic Games Unreal Engine 226f through 436 does not validate the challenge key, which allows remote attackers to exhaust the player limit by joining the game multiple times.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.2% (1.179% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-02/0063.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-02/0142.html
http://www.pivx.com/luigi/adv/ueng-adv.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6771
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11304

History

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Subscriptions

Epic Games Unreal Engine

Weaknesses

CWE-287

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 2:28 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Oct 23, 2007, 1:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 2:28 AM
Reserved: Oct 22, 2007, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:04 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 31, 2003, 5:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:04 PM

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