BZFlag server 2.0.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a callsign that is not followed by a NULL (\0) character.
CVE-2005-4584
- No confirmed exploitation signals yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 0.0(none)
- EPSS
- 90.5%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
December 29, 2005
Last Modified
April 16, 2026
References (14)
- cve@mitrehttp://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/bzflagboom-adv.txt
- cve@mitrehttp://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/%2Acheckout%2A/bzflag/bzflag/ChangeLog?rev=2.103
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/18238
- cve@mitrehttp://securitytracker.com/id?1015418
- cve@mitrehttp://www.osvdb.org/22036
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16066
- cve@mitrehttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23872
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/bzflagboom-adv.txt
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/%2Acheckout%2A/bzflag/bzflag/ChangeLog?rev=2.103
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/18238
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securitytracker.com/id?1015418
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.osvdb.org/22036
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16066
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23872
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Publicly available exploits
(1 reference)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Exploit-DBEDB-1390✓ verifiedFirst seen Dec 27, 2005
BZFlag 2.0.4 - undelimited string Denial of Service
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