CVE-2004-1523: Format string vulnerability in the game console in Hired Team: Trial 2.0 and earlier and 2.200 allows remote a

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MEDIUM 5.0DOWNGRADE

CVE-2004-1523 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 5.0) affecting hired team trial. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

Format string vulnerability in the game console in Hired Team: Trial 2.0 and earlier and 2.200 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via format string specifiers in a message.

Why this priority

Public exploit reference

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	2004-12-31
Last modified	2026-06-16

Publisher (CNA): MITRE · Vendor: new media generation

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

Am I affected?

Timeline

2004-12-31 05:00 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-16 22:07 UTCUpdated Record last modified

new media generation hired team trial DOWNGRADE

Affected: 2.0 · 2.1 · 2.2

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 2.0

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy hired-team-trial || rpm -q hired-team-trial || hired-team-trial --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 2.0 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison hired-team-trial sudo apt install hired-team-trial=<VERSION_BEFORE_2.0> sudo apt-mark hold hired-team-trial

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

dnf --showduplicates list hired-team-trial sudo dnf downgrade hired-team-trial-<VERSION_BEFORE_2.0> sudo dnf versionlock add hired-team-trial

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.

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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2004-1523?

hired team trial: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2004-1523 being exploited?

CVE-2004-1523 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-2004-1523 affect?

CVE-2004-1523 affects hired team trial. Severity is medium (CVSS 5.0). Format string vulnerability in the game console in Hired Team: Trial 2.0 and earlier and 2.200 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via format string specifiers in a message.

How urgent is CVE-2004-1523?

Priority 42/100. Public exploit reference

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