Vulnerability record · CVE-2004-1500 · published 31 December 2004
CVE-2004-1500: Freeform interactive purge jihad vulnerability
Freeform Interactive · Purge Jihad
Format string vulnerability in the Lithtech engine, as used in multiple games, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (application crash) via format string specifiers in (1) a nickname or (2) a message.
Description
Format string vulnerability in the Lithtech engine, as used in multiple games, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (application crash) via format string specifiers in (1) a nickname or (2) a message.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Affected products
11 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.
References
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Related vulnerabilities
Same products first, then exploited flaws of the same weakness class.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2004-1500), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-29). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.