CVE-2004-0278 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Ratbag game engine, affecting titles like Dirt Track Racing and Leadfoot. An attacker can trigger high CPU consumption by sending a malformed TCP packet sequence: first specifying a data length, then sending less data, causing the engine to repeatedly poll the socket. With a CVSS score of 5.0, this network-based attack is low complexity and requires no authentication, leading to a partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there known public exploits in Metasploit or ExploitDB, though the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ratbag:dirt_track_racing:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ratbag:dirt_track_racing:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ratbag:dirt_track_racing_australia:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ratbag:dirt_track_racing_sprint_cars:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ratbag:leadfoot:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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