CVE-2015-4016
The client detection protocol in Valve Steam allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service...
The client detection protocol in Valve Steam allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process crash) via a crafted response to a broadcast packet.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The client detection protocol in Valve Steam allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process crash) via a crafted response to a broadcast packet.
- Record
CVE-2015-4016- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The client detection protocol in Valve Steam allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process crash) via a crafted response to a broadcast packet.
- Record
CVE-2015-4016- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-4046 No score
The client detection protocol in Valve Steam allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process crash) via a crafted response to a broadcast packet.
- Record
EUVD-2015-4046- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6m3m-x8f4-hwpp No score
The client detection protocol in Valve Steam allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service...
The client detection protocol in Valve Steam allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process crash) via a crafted response to a broadcast packet.
- Record
GHSA-6m3m-x8f4-hwpp- Weakness
- CWE-20
- 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-2015-4016 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Valvesoftware Steam Client, published May 20, 2015. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.97%, the 87th percentile. No source names a fixed version.