CVE-2005-1808: Firefly Studios Stronghold 2 1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via

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MEDIUM 5.0DOWNGRADE

CVE-2005-1808 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 5.0) affecting stronghold 2. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

Firefly Studios Stronghold 2 1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a packet with a large size value for the nickname, which causes a memory allocation failure and generates an exception.

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	2005-05-30
Last modified	2026-06-16

Publisher (CNA): MITRE · Vendor: firefly studios

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

Am I affected?

Timeline

2005-05-30 04:00 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-16 22:13 UTCUpdated Record last modified

firefly studios stronghold 2 DOWNGRADE

Affected: 1.2

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 1.2

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy stronghold-2 || rpm -q stronghold-2 || stronghold-2 --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 1.2 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison stronghold-2 sudo apt install stronghold-2=<VERSION_BEFORE_1.2> sudo apt-mark hold stronghold-2

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

dnf --showduplicates list stronghold-2 sudo dnf downgrade stronghold-2-<VERSION_BEFORE_1.2> sudo dnf versionlock add stronghold-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.

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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2005-1808?

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

Is CVE-2005-1808 being exploited?

CVE-2005-1808 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-2005-1808 affect?

CVE-2005-1808 affects stronghold 2. Severity is medium (CVSS 5.0). Firefly Studios Stronghold 2 1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a packet with a large size value for the nickname, which causes a memory allocation failure and generates an exception.

How urgent is CVE-2005-1808?

Priority 42/100. Public exploit reference

References

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