Multiple buffer overflows in the logging function in the Unreal engine, as used by America's Army and America's Army Special Forces 2.8.2 and earlier, when Punkbuster (PB) is enabled, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a long (1) PB_Y packet to the YPG server on UDP port 1716 or (2) PB_U packet to UCON on UDP port 1716, different vectors than CVE-2007-4442. NOTE: this issue might be in Punkbuster itself, but there are insufficient details to be certain.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2007-5249 is rated Exploit Available (58.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.65%). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ | |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
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 | 1.19% | 1.65% | +0.46% |
| 2 | 2026-05-25 | 1.14% | 1.19% | +0.05% |
| 3 | 2025-12-21 | — | 1.14% | — |
Full EPSS history (12 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.3 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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8.6 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| americasarmy | america\'s_army | <= 2.8.2 | cpe:2.3:a:americasarmy:america\'s_army:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| americasarmy | america\'s_army_special_forces | <= 2.8.2 | cpe:2.3:a:americasarmy:america\'s_army_special_forces:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |