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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2005-3488

Scorched 3D 39.1 (bf) and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (long loop and server hang) via a negative numplayers value that bypasses a signed check in ServerConnectHandler.cpp.

EXPLOIT ✓HIGH 7.8EPSS 10.1%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 10.1%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

Scorched 3D 39.1 (bf) and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (long loop and server hang) via a negative numplayers value that bypasses a signed check in ServerConnectHandler.cpp.

CVSS 2.0
7.8 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
EPSS
10.07% probability · 96th percentile
Public exploits
1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 2 November 2005
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
scorched 3d/scorched 3d
Source
cve@mitre.org
EPSS trend
0%8%15%26 October 2026: 10.07%26 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS 10.1% 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-IDTitleTypePublishedVerified
EDB-1285source ↗Scorched 3D 39.1 - Multiple Vulnerabilities (PoC)windows · Luigi Auriemmados2 November 2005yes

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.