CVE-2000-0969 is a critical format string vulnerability affecting Half-Life dedicated server build 3104 and earlier. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by injecting malicious format strings into the changelevel command via the system console or rcon. With a CVSS score of 10.0, it presents a severe risk of complete compromise (confidentiality, integrity, and availability). While no active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion has been observed, its high severity and ease of exploitation (network-based, low complexity) warrant attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:valve_software:half-life_dedicated_server:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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