CVE-2006-0771
Format string vulnerability in PunkBuster 1.180 and earlier, as used by Soldier of Fortune II and...
Format string vulnerability in PunkBuster 1.180 and earlier, as used by Soldier of Fortune II and possibly other games, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (server crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in invalid cvar values, which are not properly handled when the server kicks the player and records the reason.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Format string vulnerability in PunkBuster 1.180 and earlier, as used by Soldier of Fortune II and possibly other games, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (server crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in invalid cvar values, which are not properly handled when the server kicks the player and records the reason.
- Record
CVE-2006-0771- CVSS 2.0
- 6.4 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-134
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Format string vulnerability in PunkBuster 1.180 and earlier, as used by Soldier of Fortune II and possibly other games, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (server crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in invalid cvar values, which are not properly handled when the server kicks the player and records the reason.
- Record
CVE-2006-0771- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-0777 No score
Format string vulnerability in PunkBuster 1.180 and earlier, as used by Soldier of Fortune II and possibly other games, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (server crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in invalid cvar values, which are not properly handled when the server kicks the player and records the reason.
- Record
EUVD-2006-0777- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h862-m45v-wg8w No score
Format string vulnerability in PunkBuster 1.180 and earlier, as used by Soldier of Fortune II and...
Format string vulnerability in PunkBuster 1.180 and earlier, as used by Soldier of Fortune II and possibly other games, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (server crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in invalid cvar values, which are not properly handled when the server kicks the player and records the reason.
- Record
GHSA-h862-m45v-wg8w- Weakness
- CWE-134
- 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-2006-0771 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.4) in Even Balance Punkbuster, published February 18, 2006. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.13%, the 87th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securityfocus.com/archive/1/425286/100/0/threaded
secunia.com/advisories/18917
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-02/0372.html
securityreason.com/securityalert/448
aluigi.altervista.org/adv/sof2pbfs-adv.txt
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24792
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-0771
github.com/advisories/GHSA-h862-m45v-wg8w