1. Home
  2. Vulnerabilities
  3. CVE-2018-20817
9.8
CRITICAL CVSS 3.0
CVE-2018-20817
Activision Infinity Ward Call of Duty Steam Auth Client Buffer Overflow
Description

SV_SteamAuthClient in various Activision Infinity Ward Call of Duty games before 2015-08-11 is missing a size check when reading authBlob data into a buffer, which allows one to execute code on the remote target machine when sending a steam authentication request. This affects Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Call of Duty: Ghosts, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, Call of Duty: Black Ops 1, and Call of Duty: Black Ops 2.

INFO

Published Date :

April 19, 2019, 11:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 4:02 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-20817 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Activision call_of_duty\
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 HIGH [email protected]
CVSS 3.0 CRITICAL [email protected]
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2018-20817 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2018-20817.

URL Resource
https://github.com/RektInator/cod-steamauth-rce Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/momo5502/cod-exploits/tree/master/steam-auth Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/RektInator/cod-steamauth-rce Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/momo5502/cod-exploits/tree/master/steam-auth Third Party Advisory
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-20817 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-20817 weaknesses.

CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion MIME Conversion CAPEC-44: Overflow Binary Resource File Overflow Binary Resource File CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion CAPEC-100: Overflow Buffers Overflow Buffers CAPEC-123: Buffer Manipulation Buffer Manipulation

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Profile Photo
RektInator/cod-steamauth-rce

None

cod callofduty rce buffer-overflow poc remote-code-execution exploit vulnerability

Lua C++

Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago
40 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : Jan. 20, 2018, 3:23 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.
Profile Photo
momo5502/cod-exploits

☠️ Call of Duty - Vulnerabilities and proof-of-concepts

cpp exploit security-vulnerability mw2 cod hack poc assembly ida

Lua C++ Batchfile HTML C CMake

Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago
306 stars 26 fork 26 watcher
Born at : Nov. 12, 2017, 1:57 p.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2018-20817 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-20817 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/momo5502/cod-exploits/tree/master/steam-auth
    Added Reference https://github.com/RektInator/cod-steamauth-rce
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 22, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/momo5502/cod-exploits/tree/master/steam-auth No Types Assigned https://github.com/momo5502/cod-exploits/tree/master/steam-auth Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/RektInator/cod-steamauth-rce No Types Assigned https://github.com/RektInator/cod-steamauth-rce Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:activision:call_of_duty\:_advanced_warfare:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:activision:call_of_duty\:_black_ops_1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:activision:call_of_duty\:_blacks_ops_2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:activision:call_of_duty\:_ghosts:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:activision:call_of_duty\:_modern_warfare_2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:activision:call_of_duty\:_modern_warfare_3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 9.8
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 7.5
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

3.06 }} -5.92%

score

0.85493

percentile