CVE-2004-2099 — Buffer overflow in Need for Speed Hot Pursuit 2.0 client (NFSHP2), version 242 and earlier, allows remote attackers (servers) to execute arbitrary code via long (1) gamename, (2) gamever, (3) hostname, (4) gametype, (5) mapname or (6) gamemode commands

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Buffer overflow in Need for Speed Hot Pursuit 2.0 client (NFSHP2), version 242 and earlier, allows remote attackers (servers) to execute arbitrary code via long (1) gamename, (2) gamever, (3) hostname, (4) gametype, (5) mapname or (6) gamemode commands

Published May 27, 2005

5.1

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 4.28%

Description

Buffer overflow in Need for Speed Hot Pursuit 2.0 client (NFSHP2), version 242 and earlier, allows remote attackers (servers) to execute arbitrary code via long (1) gamename, (2) gamever, (3) hostname, (4) gametype, (5) mapname or (6) gamemode commands.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

4.28% 0.04281

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.04281

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 (11 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	4.28% (0.04281)	90.80th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	4.28% (0.04281)	89.80th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 30, 2025	5.28% (0.05280)	89.04th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 29, 2025	6.29% (0.06291)	84.47th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 17, 2025	5.28% (0.05280)	89.29th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	4.62% (0.04617)	92.87th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Apr 17, 2023	4.62% (0.04617)	91.33th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	4.01% (0.04009)	90.70th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	7.44% (0.07437)	92.66th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	7.44% (0.07437)	91.94th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	7.44% (0.07437)	80.87th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

References (4)

http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/nfshp2cbof-adv.txt
x_refsource_MISCExploit
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107479094508691&w=2
mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9473
vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14909
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Link	Providers	Tags
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/nfshp2cbof-adv.txt		x_refsource_MISCExploit
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107479094508691&w=2		mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9473		vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14909		vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published May 27, 2005

Updated Aug 8, 2024

Reserved May 27, 2005

Link CVE-2004-2099

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2004-2099

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2004-2099