CVE-2010-2702

Exp

Buffer overflow in the UGameEngine::UpdateConnectingMessage function in the Unreal engine 1, 2, and 2.5, as used in multiple games including Unreal Tournament 2004, Unreal tournament 2003, Postal 2, Raven Shield, and SWAT4, when downloads are enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long LEVEL field in a WELCOME response to a download request.

Published: 2010-07-12 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2010-2702 is rated High Exploit Risk (83.5/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 5.34%). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2010-2702

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-2702

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 2025-12-03 5.50% 5.34% -0.16%
2 2025-03-30 3.87% 5.50% +1.63%
3 2025-03-29 — 3.87% —

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2010-2702

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2010-2702

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2010-2702

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
epicgames unreal_engine 1 cpe:2.3:a:epicgames:unreal_engine:1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
epicgames unreal_engine 2 cpe:2.3:a:epicgames:unreal_engine:2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
epicgames unreal_engine 2.5 cpe:2.3:a:epicgames:unreal_engine:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
epicgames postal_2 — cpe:2.3:a:epicgames:postal_2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
epicgames raven_shield — cpe:2.3:a:epicgames:raven_shield:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
epicgames swat_4 — cpe:2.3:a:epicgames:swat_4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
epicgames unreal_tournament_2003 — cpe:2.3:a:epicgames:unreal_tournament_2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
epicgames unreal_tournament_2004 — cpe:2.3:a:epicgames:unreal_tournament_2004:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2010-2702

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