[hlds_announce] RE: Changes to A2S_INFO - take 2

2020-12-03 Thread Fletcher Dunn (via hlds_announce list)
A steam client beta has been released: https://steamcommunity.com/groups/SteamClientBeta/announcements/detail/2896341257765264787 It understands how to respond if the server issues a challenge in response to an A2S_INFO request. Importantly because of the existing filtering environment

[hlds_announce] Changes to A2S_INFO - take 2

2020-12-03 Thread Fletcher Dunn (via hlds_announce list)
The previous change to pad the server browser query A2S_INFO packets has triggered some aggressive Anti-DDoS filters for some games. This change was made to address a reflection amplification attack in the protocol. So it looks like we will need to address the vulnerability by securing the

[hlds_announce] Mandatory Team Fortress 2 update released

2020-12-03 Thread Eric Smith (via hlds_announce list)
We've released a mandatory update for TF2. This is the Smissmas update. The new version number is 6239334. The notes for the update can be found here: https://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=78083 Thanks. -Eric ___ To unsubscribe, edit your