CVE-2005-0330

Painkiller <= 1.35 - Authenticated Buffer Overflow via Long CD-Key Hash

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2005-0330. PoCs published by Luigi Auriemma.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a password encoding/decoding vulnerability in Painkiller's game server authentication. It manipulates the client's password packet using a server challenge string to bypass authentication.

Description

Buffer overflow in Painkiller 1.35 and earlier, and possibly other versions before 1.61, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long cd-key hash.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Luigi Auriemma · cdoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/783

This exploit demonstrates a password encoding/decoding vulnerability in Painkiller's game server authentication. It manipulates the client's password packet using a server challenge string to bypass authentication.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Auth Bypass
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Painkiller game server (version unspecified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target game server · Knowledge of the server challenge string
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110736915015707&w=2
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19205
Exploit, Patch vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12423
Patch third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/14113/
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1013066
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/painkkeybof-adv.txt

Scores

EPSS 0.0449
EPSS Percentile 90.2%

Details

Status published
Products (2)
people_can_fly/painkiller 1.3.1
people_can_fly/painkiller 1.3.5
Published May 02, 2005
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026