CVE-2005-1741

Halo: Combat Evolved 1.6 - Denial of Service via Malformed Data

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2005-1741. PoCs published by Luigi Auriemma.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The provided text describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Halo Game Server versions 1.06 and 1.07, triggered by sending malformed data that causes an infinite loop. No actual exploit code is included in the snippet.

Description

Gearbox Software Halo: Combat Evolved 1.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via malformed data.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Luigi Auriemma · textdoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/25699

The provided text describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Halo Game Server versions 1.06 and 1.07, triggered by sending malformed data that causes an infinite loop. No actual exploit code is included in the snippet.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: Halo Game Server 1.06, 1.07
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the Halo Game Server
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13728
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014067
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0616
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/15501
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/398833

Scores

EPSS 0.0350
EPSS Percentile 87.7%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
gearbox_software/halo_combat_evolved 1.6
Published May 24, 2005
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026