# CVE-2004-1207: The Serious engine, as used in (1) Alpha Black Zero Intrepid Protocol 1.04 and earlier, (2) Nitro family, and (3) Serious Sam Second Encount

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2004-12-15 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The Serious engine, as used in (1) Alpha Black Zero Intrepid Protocol 1.04 and earlier, (2) Nitro family, and (3) Serious Sam Second Encounter 1.07 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (server crash) via a large number of UDP join requests that exceeds the maximum player limit, as originally reported for Alpha Black Zero.

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## References

- http://securitytracker.com/id?1011454
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12687
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11279
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110180289205605&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109651567308405&w=2
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17545
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/605

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