article.php in Virtual War (aka VWar) 1.6.1 R2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large integer in the ratearticleselect parameter.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2010-5279 is rated Exploit Available (57.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.48%). 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 | 2025-03-17 | 0.28% | 0.48% | +0.21% |
| 2 | 2024-09-17 | 0.18% | 0.28% | +0.09% |
| 3 | 2024-02-08 | — | 0.18% | — |
Full EPSS history (5 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| vwar | virtual_war | 1.6.1 | cpe:2.3:a:vwar:virtual_war:1.6.1:r2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://dmcdonald.net/vwar.txt | Exploit |
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2010/Aug/235 | Exploit |