Security News > 2020 > December > 4 security bugs discovered in games on Valve's Steam platform
Check Point Research has identified four vulnerabilities in the network library of Steam, the online platform from game developer Valve that is used by 25 million users to connect together at peak time to buy, play, create, and discuss PC games.
An attacker could have used the security flaws to remotely crash an opponent's game client and potentially take over a gamer's computer and hijack all computers connected to a third-party game server.
An attacker could remotely crash an opponent's game client to force a win or even perform a 'nuclear rage quit' and crash the Valve game server to end the game completely. Potentially even more damaging, attackers could remotely take over third-party developer game servers to execute arbitrary code."
Video games have reached an all-time-high during the coronavirus pandemic, making them a prime breeding ground for attackers, said a Check Point security researcher, Eyal Itkin.
A user playing Valve's games through Steam is already protected through the fix, and they should make sure they don't have a notification about a pending update that they should install, the firm said.