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CVE-2005-1504
GameSpy SDK CD-Key Validation Toolkit, as used by many online games, allows remote attackers to bypass the CD key validation by sending a…
Medium5.0EPSS 1.8%
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- mitre
Description
GameSpy SDK CD-Key Validation Toolkit, as used by many online games, allows remote attackers to bypass the CD key validation by sending a spoofed \disc\ command, which tells the server the CD key is no longer in use.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.8% · top 21% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (4)
- 15254 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- gamespy-sdk-cdkey-gain-access(20422) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/gskeyinuse-adv.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 20050504 Gamespy cd-key validation system: Cd-key never in use (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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