CVE-2005-1556

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2005-05-14 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Gamespy cd-key validation system allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (cd-key already in use) by capturing and replaying a cd-key authorization session.

Affected products

Gamespy Sdk Cd-Key Validation Toolkit: all versions

References

http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/gskeyinuse-adv.txt
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-05/0065.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111575820116969&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/15254
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20417
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/gskeyinuse-adv.txt
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-05/0065.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111575820116969&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/15254
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20417

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