CVE-2007-4442
Stack-based buffer overflow in the logging function in the Unreal engine, possibly 2003 and 2004, as used in the internal web server, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a request for a long .gif filename in the…
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified), so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 3.8%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the logging function in the Unreal engine, possibly 2003 and 2004, as used in the internal web server, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a request for a long .gif filename in the images/ directory, related to conversion from Unicode to ASCII.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 3.84% probability · 90th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 20 August 2007
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- epic games/unreal engine
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 3.8% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. 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.
References
- http://aluigi.org/adv/unrwebdos-adv.txt
- http://aluigi.org/poc/unrwebdos.zip
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26506Vendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3039
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477026/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25374
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36102
- http://aluigi.org/adv/unrwebdos-adv.txt
- http://aluigi.org/poc/unrwebdos.zip
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26506Vendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3039
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477026/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25374
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36102
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.