CVE-2006-2587

5.0 MEDIUM 5% exploit odds Fix listed Memory safety Web app

What it is

Buffer overflow in the WebTool HTTP server component in (1) PunkBuster before 1.229, as used by multiple products including (2) America's Army 1.228 and earlier, (3) Battlefield 1942 1.158 and earlier, (4) Battlefield 2 1.184 and earlier, (5) Battlefield Vietnam 1.150 and earlier, (6) Call of Duty 1.173 and earlier, (7) Call of Duty 2 1.108 and earlier, (8) DOOM 3 1.159 and earlier, (9) Enemy Territory 1.167 and earlier, (10) Far Cry 1.150 and earlier, (11) F.E.A.R. 1.093 and earlier, (12) Joint Operations 1.187 and earlier, (13) Quake III Arena 1.150 and earlier, (14) Quake 4 1.181 and earlier, (15) Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield 1.169 and earlier, (16) Rainbow Six 4: Lockdown 1.093 and earlier, (17) Return to Castle Wolfenstein 1.175 and earlier, and (18) Soldier of Fortune II 1.183 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long webkey parameter.

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited over the network without logging in. Limited direct impact.
Exploit odds: 5.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Fix: A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

2006-05-25 10:02 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-06-16 22:25 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
Exploit odds: 5.1% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Severity: 5.0 MEDIUM (CVSS).
Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.

Details

Published: 2006-05-25 10:02 UTC
Last modified: 2026-06-16 22:25 UTC
Exploit probability: 5.1% · EPSS, next 30 days
Record status: Modified

Affected

Even Balance Punkbuster 1.228

Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 5.0

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Authentication: None
Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: Partial

Raw vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

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Fix and advisories

References

NVD record · CVE.org record