CVE-2004-1524: Hired Team: Trial 2.0 and earlier and 2.200 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (game interru

Q: How do I fix CVE-2004-1524?

hired team trial: upgrade to newer than 2.0. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Q: Is CVE-2004-1524 being exploited?

CVE-2004-1524 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

Q: What does CVE-2004-1524 affect?

CVE-2004-1524 affects hired team trial. Severity is medium (CVSS 5.0). Hired Team: Trial 2.0 and earlier and 2.200 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (game interruption) via a malformed UDP packet sent to a game port, such as port 29200.

Q: How urgent is CVE-2004-1524?

Priority 42/100. Public exploit reference

This month

MEDIUM 5.0UPGRADE

CVE-2004-1524 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.

Hired Team: Trial 2.0 and earlier and 2.200 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (game interruption) via a malformed UDP packet sent to a game port, such as port 29200.

Why this priority

Public exploit reference

A fixed release or distro patch exists.

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 UPGRADE

Affected: <= 2.0 · 2.1 · 2.2

Fixed in: newer than 2.0

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

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

2. UPGRADE to newer than 2.0 (Debian / Ubuntu)

sudo apt update && sudo apt install --only-upgrade hired-team-trial

2. UPGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

sudo dnf upgrade hired-team-trial

Note

Distros often backport fixes without changing the version number. Confirm with the distro advisory or changelog.

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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2004-1524?

hired team trial: upgrade to newer than 2.0. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2004-1524 being exploited?

CVE-2004-1524 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-2004-1524 affect?

CVE-2004-1524 affects hired team trial. Severity is medium (CVSS 5.0). Hired Team: Trial 2.0 and earlier and 2.200 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (game interruption) via a malformed UDP packet sent to a game port, such as port 29200.

How urgent is CVE-2004-1524?

Priority 42/100. Public exploit reference

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