Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 20, 2015· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2015-4016

Description

The client detection protocol in Valve Steam allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process crash) via a crafted response to a broadcast packet.

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Affected products

Valve Software/Steam Client
cpe:2.3:a:valvesoftware:steam_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <2015-05-13
Valve Software/Steamllm-create

Patches

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References

store.steampowered.com/news/16801/nvdPatchVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/74735nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-233/nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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