[bf1942] [BF42] EXPLOIT!

[ståhl]

This is the one for bf as it turns out there actually IS an exploit, but 
I still won't insert stuff into my binaries. I'll wait for the official fix.

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/355086/2004-02-23/2004-02-29/0




James Gurney wrote:

>
> ståhl wrote:
>
>> nothing about this exploit has appeared on securityfocus although 
>> there is something about punkbuster being vulnerable. ( 
>> http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9697 ). This makes me hesitate even 
>> more.
>
>
> It was on bugtraq this morning. Here's a quote from the mail:
>
>  Battlefield 1942.....................FIXED only Linux DS 1.6RC2.
>      I was in contact with Dice about the bug but after the Linux
>      dedicated server patch I lost any contact with them (no replies)
>      so I don't know the current status of the fixes for the retail and
>      the win32 dedicated server
>
> So according to this, if you run 1.6RC2, you should be ok.. did the 
> person testing this exploit check against this version?
>
> James
>
>
>

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Daniel "stahl" Ståhl
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