CVE-2008-7170 describes a critical privilege escalation vulnerability affecting GSC build 2067 and earlier, specifically within the gameservers gsc product. The flaw stems from the client-side enforcement of administrator privileges, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary administrator commands through crafted packets. With a CVSS score of 10.0 and a FAUCET Risk Score of 95/100, this vulnerability presents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in the KEV catalog or on the CISA Hot List, an exploit (EDB-31912) is publicly available, though there is no evidence of active exploitation, Metasploit modules, Nuclei templates, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.00CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gameservers:gsc:1.00:*:client:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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