CVE-2005-0568: Soldier of Fortune II 1.03 gold allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a

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MEDIUM 5.0DOWNGRADE

CVE-2005-0568 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 5.0) affecting soldier of fortune 2. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

Soldier of Fortune II 1.03 gold allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a large cl_guid value, which results in an invalid pointer dereference.

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	3.1% (top 12%)
CISA exploited list	No
Published	2005-05-02
Last modified	2026-06-16

Publisher (CNA): MITRE · Vendor: raven software

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

Am I affected?

Timeline

2005-05-02 04:00 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-16 22:11 UTCUpdated Record last modified

raven software soldier of fortune 2 DOWNGRADE

Affected: 1.0.2 · 1.0.3

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 1.0.2

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy soldier-of-fortune-2 || rpm -q soldier-of-fortune-2 || soldier-of-fortune-2 --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 1.0.2 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison soldier-of-fortune-2 sudo apt install soldier-of-fortune-2=<VERSION_BEFORE_1.0.2> sudo apt-mark hold soldier-of-fortune-2

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

dnf --showduplicates list soldier-of-fortune-2 sudo dnf downgrade soldier-of-fortune-2-<VERSION_BEFORE_1.0.2> sudo dnf versionlock add soldier-of-fortune-2

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.

Public exploits and detection

Public code exists for this CVE. Treat unpatched systems as at risk, and only run PoCs in a lab.

Exploit-DB: Soldier of Fortune 2 1.03 - 'cl_guid' Server Crash

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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-2005-0568?

soldier of fortune 2: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2005-0568 being exploited?

CVE-2005-0568 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-2005-0568 affect?

CVE-2005-0568 affects soldier of fortune 2. Severity is medium (CVSS 5.0). Soldier of Fortune II 1.03 gold allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a large cl_guid value, which results in an invalid pointer dereference.

How urgent is CVE-2005-0568?

Priority 44/100. Public exploit reference

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