The Windows dedicated server for the Unreal engine, as used by America's Army and America's Army Special Forces 2.8.2 and earlier, when Punkbuster (PB) is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (server hang) via packets containing 0x07 characters or other unspecified invalid characters
Published Oct 6, 2007
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.50%
Description
The Windows dedicated server for the Unreal engine, as used by America's Army and America's Army Special Forces 2.8.2 and earlier, when Punkbuster (PB) is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (server hang) via packets containing 0x07 characters or other unspecified invalid characters. NOTE: this issue may overlap CVE-2007-4443. NOTE: this issue might be in Punkbuster itself, but there are insufficient details to be certain.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 2.8.2
- ≤ 2.8.2
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:N/AC:M/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 (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.50% (0.01503) | 73.37th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.50% (0.01503) | 70.88th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.06% (0.01061) | 76.11th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 9.30% (0.09300) | 94.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 3.32% (0.03318) | 91.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 2, 2024 | 2.73% (0.02734) | 90.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 25, 2024 | 2.88% (0.02883) | 90.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 17, 2024 | 2.90% (0.02900) | 90.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 12, 2023 | 2.79% (0.02787) | 89.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.58% (0.02581) | 88.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (6)
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/aaboompb-adv.txt x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://aluigi.org/poc/aaboompb.zip x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27015 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3193 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481227/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36898 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/aaboompb-adv.txt | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://aluigi.org/poc/aaboompb.zip | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/27015 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3193 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481227/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36898 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
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