vendor:
GameSpy Network
by:
Mike Kristovich
5.5
CVSS
MEDIUM
Denial of Service (DoS)
400
CWE
Product Name: GameSpy Network
Affected Version From: Unknown
Affected Version To: Unknown
Patch Exists: NO
Related CWE:
CPE: a:gamespy:gamespy_network
Platforms Tested:
Unknown
Vulnerability in Games Supporting GameSpy Network
A vulnerability has been reported in several games that support the use of the GameSpy network. The vulnerability allows a game server to respond with overly large responses to a simple query by a client, which can result in the saturation of available network bandwidth. This can be exploited to launch denial of service attacks against other hosts and networks.
Mitigation:
No known mitigation or remediation is available for this vulnerability.