CVE-2004-0278: Ratbag game engine, as used in products such as Dirt Track Racing, Leadfoot, and World of Outlaws Spring Cars,

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CVE-2004-0278 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 5.0) affecting dirt track racing, dirt track racing australia, dirt track racing sprint cars. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

Ratbag game engine, as used in products such as Dirt Track Racing, Leadfoot, and World of Outlaws Spring Cars, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a TCP packet that specifies the length of data to read and then sends a second TCP packet that contains less data than specified, which causes Ratbag to repeatedly check the socket for more data.

Why this priority

Public exploit reference
On your watchlist

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	5.0 (Medium)
EPSS exploit chance	1.7% (top 23%)
CISA exploited list	No
Published	2004-11-23
Last modified	2026-06-16

Publisher (CNA): MITRE · Vendor: ratbag

Last updated 2026-06-16 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2004-11-23 05:00 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-16 22:05 UTCUpdated Record last modified

ratbag dirt track racing DOWNGRADE

Affected: 1.0.3 · 2.0

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 1.0.3

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy dirt-track-racing || rpm -q dirt-track-racing || dirt-track-racing --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 1.0.3 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison dirt-track-racing sudo apt install dirt-track-racing=<VERSION_BEFORE_1.0.3> sudo apt-mark hold dirt-track-racing

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

dnf --showduplicates list dirt-track-racing sudo dnf downgrade dirt-track-racing-<VERSION_BEFORE_1.0.3> sudo dnf versionlock add dirt-track-racing

Downgrade risk

Downgrading can break dependent software and may reopen older bugs. Read the distro advisory first and test on a non-production host.

After downgrade

Restart the service, and keep the package held until a fixed release ships.

ratbag dirt track racing australia MITIGATE

Affected: all versions

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy dirt-track-racing-australia || rpm -q dirt-track-racing-australia || dirt-track-racing-australia --version

No fixed or unaffected release known

Apply the vendor mitigation from the advisory, disable the affected feature, or restrict network access.

ratbag dirt track racing sprint cars MITIGATE

Affected: all versions

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy dirt-track-racing-sprint-cars || rpm -q dirt-track-racing-sprint-cars || dirt-track-racing-sprint-cars --version

No fixed or unaffected release known

Apply the vendor mitigation from the advisory, disable the affected feature, or restrict network access.

ratbag leadfoot MITIGATE

Affected: all versions

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy leadfoot || rpm -q leadfoot || leadfoot --version

No fixed or unaffected release known

Apply the vendor mitigation from the advisory, disable the affected feature, or restrict network access.

ratbag world of outlaws sprint cars MITIGATE

Affected: all versions

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy world-of-outlaws-sprint-cars || rpm -q world-of-outlaws-sprint-cars || world-of-outlaws-sprint-cars --version

No fixed or unaffected release known

Apply the vendor mitigation from the advisory, disable the affected feature, or restrict network access.

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Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.

Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2004-0278?

dirt track racing: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation; dirt track racing australia: mitigate or apply the listed mitigation; dirt track racing sprint cars: mitigate or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2004-0278 being exploited?

CVE-2004-0278 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2004-0278 affect?

CVE-2004-0278 affects dirt track racing, dirt track racing australia, dirt track racing sprint cars. Severity is medium (CVSS 5.0). Ratbag game engine, as used in products such as Dirt Track Racing, Leadfoot, and World of Outlaws Spring Cars, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a TCP packet that specifies the length of data to read

How urgent is CVE-2004-0278?

Priority 47/100. Public exploit reference; On your watchlist

References

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