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CVE-2002-0964

Status: ModifiedMedium (5)—

Half-Life Server 1.1.1.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) via multiple responses to the initial challenge with different cd_key values, which reaches the player limit and prevents other players from connecting until the original responses have timed out.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (2)

Valve Software — Half-lifeValve Software — Half-life Dedicated Server

CWEs

References

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