Format string vulnerability in the Lithtech engine, as used in multiple games, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (application crash) via format string specifiers in (1) a nickname or (2) a message
Published Feb 19, 2005
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.88%
Description
Format string vulnerability in the Lithtech engine, as used in multiple games, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (application crash) via format string specifiers in (1) a nickname or (2) a message.
Affected products
No data.
- 2.2.1
- 2.1.0.9.6
- 2.2.1
- 1.1
- 2.0
- 2.1
- 1.13
- 1.1
- 1.0.004
- 2.1.3
- 1.0
- 2.2
- 2.0.1.42
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.88% (0.01882) | 78.72th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.88% (0.01882) | 76.69th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.35% (0.01347) | 78.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.71% (0.00712) | 81.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.71% (0.00712) | 79.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.71% (0.00712) | 77.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.06% (0.04062) | 85.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.06% (0.04062) | 84.57th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.06% (0.04062) | 68.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (6)
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/lithfs-adv.txt x_refsource_MISC
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109969394601331&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://secunia.com/advisories/13116/ third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17317 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11610 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17972 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/lithfs-adv.txt | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109969394601331&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/13116/ | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/17317 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11610 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17972 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
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