CVE-2005-1556
Gamespy cd-key validation system allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (cd-key...
Gamespy cd-key validation system allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (cd-key already in use) by capturing and replaying a cd-key authorization session.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Gamespy cd-key validation system allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (cd-key already in use) by capturing and replaying a cd-key authorization session.
- Record
CVE-2005-1556- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Gamespy cd-key validation system allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (cd-key already in use) by capturing and replaying a cd-key authorization session.
- Record
CVE-2005-1556- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2005-1559 No score
Gamespy cd-key validation system allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (cd-key already in use) by capturing and replaying a cd-key authorization session.
- Record
EUVD-2005-1559- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v74v-85pj-7rq4 No score
Gamespy cd-key validation system allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (cd-key...
Gamespy cd-key validation system allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (cd-key already in use) by capturing and replaying a cd-key authorization session.
- Record
GHSA-v74v-85pj-7rq4- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2005-1556 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Gamespy Sdk Cd-key Validation Toolkit, published May 14, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.70%, the 77th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20417
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-05/0065.html
marc.info?l=bugtraq&m=111575820116969&w=2
aluigi.altervista.org/adv/gskeyinuse-adv.txt
secunia.com/advisories/15254
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-1556
github.com/advisories/GHSA-v74v-85pj-7rq4