####################################################################### Luigi Auriemma Application: Castles and Catapults http://www.atari.com/us/games/castles_and_catapults/pc Versions: 1.13 (the only available version) Platforms: Windows Bug: low/medium Exploitation: remote, versus server and client Date: 23 Mar 2004 Author: Luigi Auriemma e-mail: aluigi@autistici.org web: aluigi.org ####################################################################### 1) Introduction 2) Bug 3) The Code 4) Fix ####################################################################### =============== 1) Introduction =============== Castles and Catapults is a turn-based strategy game developed by Magic Lantern (http://www.mlantern.com) and published by Atari (http://www.atari.com). It has been released in March 2003. ####################################################################### ====== 2) Bug ====== The game expects correct data blocks from clients/servers and until each block is not fully received it is completely freezed. ####################################################################### =========== 3) The Code =========== To test the C&C server launch telnet, connect to the TCP port 6000 and then close the connection. ####################################################################### ====== 4) Fix ====== No fix. Developers have been contacted but they are "checking" the problem from over a month. #######################################################################