CVE-2004-0724

The Half-Life engine before July 7 2004 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (server or client crash) via an empty fragmented packet.

Published: 2004-07-27 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2004-0724 is rated Moderate Risk (46.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.62%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2004-0724

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.74% 1.62% +0.88%
2 2025-03-30 0.76% 0.74% -0.02%
3 2025-03-29 0.76%

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2004-0724

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2004-0724

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2004-0724

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
valve_software half-life 1.1.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:valve_software:half-life:1.1.0.4:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*
valve_software half-life 1.1.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:valve_software:half-life:1.1.0.4:*:windows:*:*:*:*:*
valve_software half-life 1.1.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:valve_software:half-life:1.1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
valve_software half-life 1.1.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:valve_software:half-life:1.1.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
valve_software half-life 1.1.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:valve_software:half-life:1.1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
valve_software half-life_dedicated_server 3.1 cpe:2.3:a:valve_software:half-life_dedicated_server:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
valve_software half-life_dedicated_server 3.1.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:valve_software:half-life_dedicated_server:3.1.0.4:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*
valve_software half-life_dedicated_server 3.1.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:valve_software:half-life_dedicated_server:3.1.0.5:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*
valve_software half-life_dedicated_server 3.1.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:valve_software:half-life_dedicated_server:3.1.0.6:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*
valve_software half-life_dedicated_server 3.1.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:valve_software:half-life_dedicated_server:3.1.0.7:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*
valve_software half-life_dedicated_server 3.1.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:valve_software:half-life_dedicated_server:3.1.0.8:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*
valve_software half-life_dedicated_server 3.1.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:valve_software:half-life_dedicated_server:3.1.0.9:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*
valve_software half-life_dedicated_server 3.1.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:valve_software:half-life_dedicated_server:3.1.1.0:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*
valve_software half-life_dedicated_server 3.1.1.1c1 cpe:2.3:a:valve_software:half-life_dedicated_server:3.1.1.1c1:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*
valve_software half-life_dedicated_server 3.1.1.1d cpe:2.3:a:valve_software:half-life_dedicated_server:3.1.1.1d:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*
valve_software half-life_dedicated_server 3.1.1.1e cpe:2.3:a:valve_software:half-life_dedicated_server:3.1.1.1e:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*
valve_software half-life_dedicated_server 3.1.1.1e cpe:2.3:a:valve_software:half-life_dedicated_server:3.1.1.1e:*:win32:*:*:*:*:*
valve_software half-life_dedicated_server 3.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:valve_software:half-life_dedicated_server:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
valve_software half-life_dedicated_server 4.1.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:valve_software:half-life_dedicated_server:4.1.0.4:*:win32:*:*:*:*:*
valve_software half-life_dedicated_server 4.1.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:valve_software:half-life_dedicated_server:4.1.0.6:*:win32:*:*:*:*:*
valve_software half-life_dedicated_server 4.1.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:valve_software:half-life_dedicated_server:4.1.0.7:*:win32:*:*:*:*:*
valve_software half-life_dedicated_server 4.1.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:valve_software:half-life_dedicated_server:4.1.0.8:*:win32:*:*:*:*:*
valve_software half-life_dedicated_server 4.1.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:valve_software:half-life_dedicated_server:4.1.0.9:*:win32:*:*:*:*:*
valve_software half-life_dedicated_server 4.1.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:valve_software:half-life_dedicated_server:4.1.1.0:*:win32:*:*:*:*:*
valve_software half-life_dedicated_server 4.1.1.1c1 cpe:2.3:a:valve_software:half-life_dedicated_server:4.1.1.1c1:*:win32:*:*:*:*:*
valve_software half-life_dedicated_server 4.1.1.1d_beta cpe:2.3:a:valve_software:half-life_dedicated_server:4.1.1.1d_beta:*:win32:*:*:*:*:*
valve_software half-life_dedicated_server 4.1.1.1e cpe:2.3:a:valve_software:half-life_dedicated_server:4.1.1.1e:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*
valve_software half-life_dedicated_server 4.1.1.1e cpe:2.3:a:valve_software:half-life_dedicated_server:4.1.1.1e:*:win32:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2004-0724

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