CVE-2004-2165: Lords of the Realm III 1.01 and earlier, when in the lobby stage, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of

Q: How do I fix CVE-2004-2165?

lords of the realm iii: upgrade to newer than 1.01. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Q: Is CVE-2004-2165 being exploited?

CVE-2004-2165 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-2004-2165 affect?

CVE-2004-2165 affects lords of the realm iii. Severity is medium (CVSS 5.0). Lords of the Realm III 1.01 and earlier, when in the lobby stage, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash from unallocated memory write) via a long user nickname.

Q: How urgent is CVE-2004-2165?

Priority 44/100. Public exploit reference

This month

MEDIUM 5.0UPGRADE

CVE-2004-2165 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 5.0) affecting lords of the realm iii. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

Lords of the Realm III 1.01 and earlier, when in the lobby stage, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash from unallocated memory write) via a long user nickname.

Why this priority

Public exploit reference

A fixed release or distro patch exists.

Risk facts

CVSS score	5.0 (Medium)
EPSS exploit chance	2.9% (top 13%)
CISA exploited list	No
Published	2004-12-31
Last modified	2026-06-16

Publisher (CNA): MITRE · Vendor: impressions games

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 22:09 UTCUpdated Record last modified

impressions games lords of the realm iii UPGRADE

Affected: <= 1.01

Fixed in: newer than 1.01

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy lords-of-the-realm-iii || rpm -q lords-of-the-realm-iii || lords-of-the-realm-iii --version

2. UPGRADE to newer than 1.01 (Debian / Ubuntu)

sudo apt update && sudo apt install --only-upgrade lords-of-the-realm-iii

2. UPGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

sudo dnf upgrade lords-of-the-realm-iii

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-2004-2165?

lords of the realm iii: upgrade to newer than 1.01. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2004-2165 being exploited?

CVE-2004-2165 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-2004-2165 affect?

CVE-2004-2165 affects lords of the realm iii. Severity is medium (CVSS 5.0). Lords of the Realm III 1.01 and earlier, when in the lobby stage, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash from unallocated memory write) via a long user nickname.

How urgent is CVE-2004-2165?

Priority 44/100. Public exploit reference

References

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