CVE-2005-1556 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the GameSpy CD-key validation system, specifically affecting the GameSpy SDK CD-key Validation Toolkit. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this by replaying a captured CD-key authorization session, causing the system to incorrectly report the CD-key as already in use. With a CVSS score of 5.0, this vulnerability is of medium severity, requiring low attack complexity and impacting availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor is exploit code publicly available in Metasploit or ExploitDB, and it has received negligible community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gamespy:gamespy_sdk_cd-key_validation_toolkit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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