CVE-2015-4016

Publication date 20 May 2015

Last updated 24 July 2024

Description

The client detection protocol in Valve Steam allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process crash) via a crafted response to a broadcast packet.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Show unmaintained releases

Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
steam	18.10 cosmic	Not affected
	18.04 LTS bionic	Not affected
	17.10 artful	Ignored end of life
	17.04 zesty	Ignored end of life
	16.10 yakkety	Ignored end of life
	16.04 LTS xenial	Not affected
	15.10 wily	Ignored end of life
	15.04 vivid	Ignored end of life
	14.10 utopic	Ignored end of life
	14.04 LTS trusty	Not in release
	12.04 LTS precise	Not in release

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Notes

msalvatore

Steam automatically downloads updated client when it starts

References

MITRE
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

Other references

http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-233/
http://store.steampowered.com/news/16801/
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-4016