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CVE-2000-0969

• Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 3.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2000-12-19 · updated 2026-09-23

Description

Format string vulnerability in Half Life dedicated server build 3104 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by injecting format strings into the changelevel command, via the system console or rcon.

Affected products

• Valve Software Half-Life Dedicated Server: 3.1.3

References

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-10/0254.html
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-10/0409.html
• http://www.osvdb.org/6983
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/141060
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5413
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-10/0254.html
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-10/0409.html
• http://www.osvdb.org/6983
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/141060
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5413

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