CVE-2009-2173

Carom3D 5.06 - Authenticated Denial of Service via Crafted HTTP Request

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2009-2173. PoCs published by LiquidWorm.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a buffer overflow (BoF) and denial of service (DoS) vulnerability in Carom3D 5.06. The BoF is triggered by passing a long argument to the executable, while the DoS is achieved via an HTTP request to the game's listening port.

Description

The LAN game feature in Carom3D 5.06 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (application hang) via a crafted HTTP request to TCP port 28012.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by LiquidWorm · perldoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8971

This exploit demonstrates a buffer overflow (BoF) and denial of service (DoS) vulnerability in Carom3D 5.06. The BoF is triggered by passing a long argument to the executable, while the DoS is achieved via an HTTP request to the game's listening port.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Carom3D 5.06
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Carom3D 5.06 installed on Windows XP SP3 · Network access to the target's port 28012 for DoS
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8971
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51219

Scores

EPSS 0.0195
EPSS Percentile 77.6%

Details

CWE
CWE-399
Status published
Products (1)
gameis/carom3d 5.06
Published Jun 23, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026