CVE-2003-1354 describes a vulnerability in GameSpy 3D 2.62 compatible gaming servers, where they generate excessively large UDP responses to small requests. This allows remote attackers to leverage these servers as amplifiers in Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks using spoofed UDP query packets, as demonstrated with Battlefield 1942. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity with a network attack vector, low complexity, and potential for partial availability impact. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or Metasploit/Nuclei modules, an exploit demonstrating packet amplification is available on ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.62CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gamespy3d:gamespy_3d:2.62:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.