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TF2 and CS:GO source code leaked

Posted by asoftbird
Tags: exploits, valve, source engine, csgo, leaks, counterstrike, team fortress.2, franchises.video game, source code, gaming.online, author.dustin bailey, source.pcgamesn, short read
https://www.pcgamesn.com/team-fortress-2/source-code-leak-csgo

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Title
CS:GO and TF2 source code leaks, fan projects shut down for fear of exploits
Authors
Dustin Bailey
Published
Apr 22 2020
Word count
317 words

4 comments

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    asoftbird
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    In short, even though l'm not sure if RCEs have been confirmed, there might be a risk of potentially nasty exploits. I'd personally avoid it until Valve responds/somehow fixes this. Edit: Another...

    “It’s possible to do something with your PC files,” a Creators.TF mod says in the project’s Discord. “Cathook developer said he discovered a way to Remote Code Execute (RCE) on TF2 just by you being in the server. So it’s easy to get a virus, execute code that turns you into aimbot, or delete all your inventory by just playing.”

    In short, even though l'm not sure if RCEs have been confirmed, there might be a risk of potentially nasty exploits. I'd personally avoid it until Valve responds/somehow fixes this.

    Edit: Another thing that was leaked is a very lengthy conversation between some game journalist and a valve employee in 2016. It's got a lot of info regarding hl3, l4d3, hl:alyx (in 2016!), developing games for the Switch + actually talking about dev versions of the switch, and info on cancelled projects. Interesting read, not certain if it is a good source + it took me about 1.5 hours to read.

    You can find that here: https://pastebin.com/raw/GBfpKXMs

    6 votes
    1. TheJorro
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      For me, one of the wildest parts of that conversation is that Valve got outbid by Sony for picking up Hideo Kojima. I can't help but wonder about the possibilities of that, both Kojima and Valve...

      For me, one of the wildest parts of that conversation is that Valve got outbid by Sony for picking up Hideo Kojima.

      I can't help but wonder about the possibilities of that, both Kojima and Valve are powerhouses of design in their own rights and having them working together would have yielded something very, very interesting.

      4 votes