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CVE-2000-0968

• Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 3.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2000-12-19 · updated 2026-09-23

Description

Buffer overflow in Half Life dedicated server before build 3104 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a long rcon command.

Affected products

• Valve Software Half-Life Dedicated Server: through 3.1

References

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-10/0254.html
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-10/0409.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/141060
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1799
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5375
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-10/0254.html
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-10/0409.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/141060
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1799
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5375

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