CVE-2008-6712 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting the HTTP/XML-RPC service in Crysis 1.21 and earlier versions. Remote attackers can exploit this by sending a long HTTP request, leading to a NULL pointer dereference and causing the game to crash. 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 not listed on the KEV catalog, a public exploit is available on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation, Metasploit or Nuclei modules, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.21CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ea:crysis:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ea:crysis:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ea:crysis:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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