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CVE-2002-0964

Half-Life Server 1.1.1.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service ...

5.0 MediumPublic exploit

Half-Life Server 1.1.1.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) via multiple responses to the initial challenge with different cd_key values, which reaches the player limit and prevents other players from connecting until the original responses have timed out.

Exploit likelihood

3.16%Down 1.0 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

Half-Life Server 1.1.1.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) via multiple responses to the initial challenge with different cd_key values, which reaches the player limit and prevents other players from connecting until the original responses have timed out.

Record
CVE-2002-0964
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Half-Life Server 1.1.1.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) via multiple responses to the initial challenge with different cd_key values, which reaches the player limit and prevents other players from connecting until the original responses have timed out.

Record
CVE-2002-0964
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2002-0953 No score

Half-Life Server 1.1.1.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) via multiple responses to the initial challenge with different cd_key values, which reaches the player limit and prevents other players from connecting until the original responses have timed out.

Record
EUVD-2002-0953
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p2q4-m99w-xgjx No score

Half-Life Server 1.1.1.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service ...

Half-Life Server 1.1.1.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) via multiple responses to the initial challenge with different cd_key values, which reaches the player limit and prevents other players from connecting until the original responses have timed out.

Record
GHSA-p2q4-m99w-xgjx
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
SourceLinkDate
Exploit-DBHalf-Life Server 1.1/3.1 - New Player Flood Denial of Service2002-06-20

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-2002-0964 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Valve Software Half-life, published October 4, 2002. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.16%, the 88th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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