[cod] COD4 players can enable cheats via cvars without RCON password
Lukasz Awiorko
wubepe at o2.pl
Thu Jun 12 14:21:36 EDT 2008
/rcon devmap mp_mapname
----- Original Message -----
From: "|T-OC|Morpheus|:.Web" <morpheus at clantoc.org>
To: <cod at icculus.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2008 6:03 PM
Subject: Re: [cod] COD4 players can enable cheats via cvars without RCON
password
> For almost 8 months, I've tried to set the sv_cheat var to 1, but even
> without punkbuster, it has never worked. I wanted it to have the ability,
> with the noclip, to follow the magic nades I wanted to work on. It is also
> very useful for all strating concerns, but there's no "strat" gametype as
> there was in cod2 (built into PAM mod if I'm not wrong).
>
> Does anyone know a (mini)mod that integrate some sort of strat mode ? I
> did not find it in the PAM4, and found nothing the web (maybe I don't use
> the right words)...
>
> Christopher Simmons wrote:
>> I have created the mod, it is very basic.
>> check it out on
>> http://acm.umflint.edu/~chsimmon/cod4mods/
>> <http://acm.umflint.edu/%7Echsimmon/cod4mods/>
>>
>> On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 9:29 PM, Tyson <twisted at twistedgamingservice.com
>> <mailto:twisted at twistedgamingservice.com>> wrote:
>>
>> From what I understand as long as sv_cheat is at zero, they cannot
>> exploit
>> the cheat-protected cvars. Therefore, I would think that all you
>> would need
>> to do is continually set sv_cheat 0 once a second or so.
>>
>> However, as I stated already Tony of Even Balance said they would
>> scan for
>> the cvar themselves and since they have, the ability to do some
>> things
>> straight off their master servers without updates so we may not
>> see a client
>> or server update for them to stop this exploit.
>>
>> I do see that ET of Escapted Turkey GSP contacted Even Balance as
>> was given
>> the same info as PunksBusted.com was.
>> http://www.escapedturkey.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=50&t=5588
>> <http://www.escapedturkey.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=50&t=5588>
>>
>> Tyson
>> Twisted Gaming Service
>> http://www.twistedgamingservice.com
>> <http://www.twistedgamingservice.com/>
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Christopher Simmons [mailto:twinbcss at gmail.com
>> <mailto:twinbcss at gmail.com>]
>> Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2008 5:47 PM
>> To: cod at icculus.org <mailto:cod at icculus.org>
>> Subject: Re: [cod] COD4 players can enable cheats via cvars
>> without RCON
>> password
>>
>> The only other option I can come up with is to create a mod to fix
>> the
>> problem
>>
>> In the _callbacksetup.gsc file (maps/mp/gametypes), create a
>> thread that
>> runs as the user connects. Inside the tread create an infinite
>> loop that
>> continually changes the required dvars by using the following
>> function:
>>
>> self SetClientDvars( "cg_drawhud", "0", "cg_draw2d", "0", ... );
>>
>> more information on modding can be found at
>>
>> http://www.infinityward.com/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page
>>
>> I will work on this mod to see if I can get it working. No
>> promises though.
>>
>> On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 4:07 PM, Tyson
>> <twisted at twistedgamingservice.com
>> <mailto:twisted at twistedgamingservice.com>>
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Nope. It will take a patch from the Dev's.
>>
>>
>> Tyson
>> Twisted Gaming Service
>> Http://www.twistedgamingservice.com
>> <http://www.twistedgamingservice.com/>
>> <http://www.twistedgamingservice.com/>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>>
>> From: "Regissounet" <regissounet at free.fr
>> <mailto:regissounet at free.fr>>
>> To: cod at icculus.org <mailto:cod at icculus.org>
>>
>> Sent: 6/11/08 10:16 AM
>> Subject: Re: [cod] COD4 players can enable cheats via cvars
>> without
>> RCON password
>>
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>> The only solution to prevent this kind of cheat is to enable
>> Punkbuster? Is
>> there any other solution without it?
>>
>> On Wednesday 11 June 2008, Geoff Goas wrote:
>>
>> > Tyson, do you have a source that shows that the PB client
>> was
>> updated?
>> > Evenbalance normally posts these releases to their website.
>> >
>> > On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 8:59 AM, Tyson
>> <twisted at twistedgamingservice.com
>> <mailto:twisted at twistedgamingservice.com>>
>> >
>> > wrote:
>> > > Actually there were two in that thread relating to the
>> HUD that
>> would
>> > > kick "all" players in hardcore servers.
>> > >
>> > > If you are running hardcore server, do not check these two
>> because they
>> > > are dynamically turned on and off.
>> > >
>> > > pb_sv_cvar ui_hud_hardcore IN 0
>> > > pb_sv_cvar ui_uav_allies IN 0
>> > >
>> > > Remove them.
>> > >
>> > > In addition, some of you might have notice the COD4
>> Punk Buster
>> client
>> > > updated last night, reason is that Punk Buster software
>> is now
>> checking
>> > > for the sv_cheat cvar client side so you should not
>> have to put
>> that list
>> > > in your pbsv.cfg anymore but it does not hurt to keep
>> it around.
>> > >
>> > > Tyson
>> > > Twisted Gaming Service
>> > > http://www.twistedgamingservice.com
>> <http://www.twistedgamingservice.com/>
>> <http://www.twistedgamingservice.com/>
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > -----Original Message-----
>> > > From: Stephan De Jonge
>> [mailto:stephanovitsj at hotmail.com <mailto:stephanovitsj at hotmail.com>]
>> > > Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2008 2:28 AM
>> > > To: cod at icculus.org <mailto:cod at icculus.org>
>> > > Subject: RE: [cod] COD4 players can enable cheats via
>> cvars
>> without RCON
>> > > password
>> > >
>> > > Please check this thread:
>> > >
>> > >
>> http://www.infinityward.com/community/forum/index.php?topic=42769.0
>> > >
>> > > All necassary cvars are included, gl hf!
>> > >
>> > > Stephan
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > ________________________________
>> > >
>> > > > From: info at ronny-schedel.de
>> <mailto:info at ronny-schedel.de>
>> > > > To: cod at icculus.org <mailto:cod at icculus.org>
>> > > > Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2008 09:01:53 +0200
>> > > > Subject: [cod] COD4 players can enable cheats via cvars
>> without RCON
>> > >
>> > > password
>> > >
>> > > > Hello,
>> > > >
>> > > > players can change some cvars to enable built in cheats
>> without RCON
>> > >
>> > > access.
>> > >
>> > > > To prevent this add the following line to the pbsv.cfg:
>> > > >
>> > > > pb_sv_cvar sv_cheats IN 0
>> > > >
>> > > > Restart the pb server with pb_sv_restart.
>> > > >
>> > > > The long story behind this in German:
>> > > >
>> http://cod.esgnserver2.de/?w=news&action=detail&id=5226&t=1
>> <http://cod.esgnserver2.de/?w=news&action=detail&id=5226&t=1>
>> > > >
>> > > > Best regards
>> > > >
>> > > > Ronny
>> > > >
>> > > >
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