CVE-2004-1745

Painkiller 1.3.1 - Buffer Overflow via Long Password

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2004-1745. PoCs published by Luigi Auriemma.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets a buffer overflow vulnerability in Painkiller <= 1.31, allowing remote code execution via a crafted UDP packet. The PoC sends a malformed JOIN packet to overwrite the return address, with constraints on the address bytes (0x00-0x3f).

Description

Buffer overflow in Painkiller 1.3.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long password.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Luigi Auriemma · cdoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/422

This exploit targets a buffer overflow vulnerability in Painkiller <= 1.31, allowing remote code execution via a crafted UDP packet. The PoC sends a malformed JOIN packet to overwrite the return address, with constraints on the address bytes (0x00-0x3f).

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Painkiller <= 1.31
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target's UDP port 3455 · Target running a vulnerable version of Painkiller
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/12367
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109339761608821&w=2
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17101
Exploit, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11029

Scores

EPSS 0.0577
EPSS Percentile 92.1%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
people_can_fly/painkiller 1.3.1
Published Aug 24, 2004
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026