SV_SteamAuthClient in various Activision Infinity Ward Call of Duty games before 2015-08-11 is missing a size check when reading authBlob data into a buffer, which allows one to execute code on the remote target machine when sending a steam authentication request
Published Apr 19, 2019
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 3.64%
Description
SV_SteamAuthClient in various Activision Infinity Ward Call of Duty games before 2015-08-11 is missing a size check when reading authBlob data into a buffer, which allows one to execute code on the remote target machine when sending a steam authentication request. This affects Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Call of Duty: Ghosts, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, Call of Duty: Black Ops 1, and Call of Duty: Black Ops 2.
Affected products
No data.
- _advanced_warfare
- _black_ops_1
- _blacks_ops_2
- _ghosts
- _modern_warfare_2
- _modern_warfare_3
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.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/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
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (25 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.64% (0.03637) | 89.19th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.60% (0.03599) | 87.93th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Feb 22, 2026 | 3.06% (0.03055) | 86.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 1.75% (0.01745) | 81.04th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 3.06% (0.03055) | 85.49th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 8.97% (0.08970) | 87.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 3.06% (0.03055) | 85.51th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 27, 2025 | 8.97% (0.08970) | 91.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 20, 2025 | 3.06% (0.03055) | 85.58th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 8.97% (0.08970) | 91.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.06% (0.03055) | 85.79th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.99% (0.00990) | 83.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 15, 2024 | 0.99% (0.00990) | 83.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 8, 2023 | 0.99% (0.00990) | 81.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 29, 2023 | 0.81% (0.00809) | 79.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 26, 2023 | 0.69% (0.00686) | 77.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.54% (0.00542) | 73.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.44% (0.01440) | 73.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 1.44% (0.01440) | 73.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.44% (0.01440) | 71.44th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.44% (0.01440) | 50.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.09% (0.01095) | 29.04th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.09% (0.01095) | 28.40th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.09% (0.01095) | 65.96th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.09% (0.01095) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (2)
- https://github.com/RektInator/cod-steamauth-rce x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/momo5502/cod-exploits/tree/master/steam-auth x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/RektInator/cod-steamauth-rce | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/momo5502/cod-exploits/tree/master/steam-auth | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
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