VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2004-0290

Buffer overflow in Purge Jihad 2.0.1 and earlier allows remote game servers to execute arbitrary code via an information packet that contains large (1) battle type and (2) map name fields.

EXPLOIT ✓HIGH 10.0EPSS 6.15%

Does this matter?

A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified) and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 6.1%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use.

Description

Buffer overflow in Purge Jihad 2.0.1 and earlier allows remote game servers to execute arbitrary code via an information packet that contains large (1) battle type and (2) map name fields.

CVSS 2.0: 10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS: 6.15% probability · 93th percentile
Public exploits: 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 16 February 2004
CISA KEV: Not listed
Affected: freeform interactive/purge · freeform interactive/purge jihad
Source: cve@mitre.org

EPSS trend

EPSS 6.1% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Public exploits (1)

Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.

EDB-ID	Title	Type	Published	Verified
EDB-23707 source ↗	Freeform Interactive Purge 1.4.7/Purge Jihad 2.0.1 Game Client - Remote Buffer Overflowmultiple · Luigi Auriemma	remote	16 February 2004	yes

References

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