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    CVE-2008-6441

    Format string vulnerability in the Epic Games Unreal engine client, as used in multiple games, allows remote servers to execute arbitrary code via (1) the CLASS parameter in a DLMGR command, (2) a malformed package (PKG), and possibly (3) the LEVEL parameter in a WELCOME command.

    Published:Mar 9, 2009
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Mar 9, 2009
    EPSS Score:0.02361
    CVSS Score:9.3

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Epicgames
    Product
    Unreal Engine

    Exploits

    http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/unrealcfs-adv.txthttp://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2008-09/0190.htmlhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31141http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/unrealcfs-adv.txthttp://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2008-09/0190.htmlhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31141

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-135 Format String Injection
    CAPEC-67 String Format Overflow in syslog()

    References

    http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/unrealcfs-adv.txt
    http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2008-09/0190.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/31854
    http://www.osvdb.org/48290
    http://www.osvdb.org/48291
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496297/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31141
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45088
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45089
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45090
    http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/unrealcfs-adv.txt
    http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2008-09/0190.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/31854
    http://www.osvdb.org/48290
    http://www.osvdb.org/48291
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496297/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31141
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45088
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45089
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45090

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High