CVE-2007-4442 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 3.8% (pctl 90)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the logging function in the Unreal engine, possibly 2003 and 2004, as used in the internal web server, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a request for a long .gif filename in the images/ directory, related to conversion from Unicode to ASCII.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 3.84% — more likely to be exploited than 90% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2007-08-21 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| epic games | unreal engine |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Epic Games Unreal Engine Logging Function - Remote Denial of Service | 2007-08-20 |
References
- http://aluigi.org/adv/unrwebdos-adv.txt
- http://aluigi.org/poc/unrwebdos.zip
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26506
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3039
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477026/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25374
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36102
- http://aluigi.org/adv/unrwebdos-adv.txt
- http://aluigi.org/poc/unrwebdos.zip
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26506
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3039
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477026/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25374
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36102
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