Title: Alien Arena 2006 Gold Edition Com_sprintf() Function Long Skin DoS
Info
Disclosure
Mar 07, 2006
Discovery
Unknown
Dates
Exploit
Mar 07, 2006
Solution
Unknown
Description
Alien Arena contains a flaw that may allow a remote denial of service. The issue is triggered when using a player with a long skin, weapon, or model name (about 110 characters suffices), and will result in loss of availability for any client who is already inside or joins the game server.
Classification
Location:
Remote / Network Access
Attack Type:
Denial of Service
Impact:
Loss of Availability
Solution
Currently, there are no known upgrades, patches, or workarounds available to correct this issue.