Hack by Fragging Opponent in "Counter-Strike" Patched

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  1. hawki

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    "Valve patches exploit that allowed hackers to hijack computers by fragging opponents

    A newly patched vulnerability in Valve's Source SDK engine could have allowed hackers to hijack your computer in a truly bizarre way: by killing you in Counter-Strike

    The vulnerability ...which Valve commendably patched in less than a day — took advantage of a hole in the engine based around custom assets..."

    https://www.theverge.com/2017/7/20/...ploit-hackers-ragdoll-source-sdk-vunerability
     
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