CVE-2000-0968 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Buffer overflow in Half Life dedicated server before build 3104 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a long rcon command.

Published: 2001-01-22

Score: 10.0 Critical

EPSS: 2.9% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:valve_software:half-life_dedicated_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2000-0955	Buffer overflow in Half Life dedicated server before build 3104 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a long rcon command.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02859.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-10/0254.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-10/0409.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/141060
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1799
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5375

History

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Subscriptions

Valve Software Half-life Dedicated Server

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2001-01-22T05:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T05:37:31.755Z

Reserved: 2000-11-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2000-0968

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2000-12-19T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2000-0968

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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