CVE-2008-6703

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 8.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2009-04-10 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the IPureServer::_Recieve function in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl 1.0006 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a compressed 0x39 packet, which is decompressed by the NET_Compressor::Decompress function.

Affected products

Stalker-Game S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow Of Chernobyl: through 1.0006

References

http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/stalker39x-adv.txt
http://osvdb.org/46626
http://secunia.com/advisories/30891
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493765
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29997
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43454
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/stalker39x-adv.txt
http://osvdb.org/46626
http://secunia.com/advisories/30891
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493765
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29997
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43454

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