C>S 0x17 SID_READMEMORY

Transport Layer: Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)

Application Layer: Battle.net v1 TCP Messages (SID)

Message Id: 0x17

Message Name: SID_READMEMORY

Direction: Client to Server

Options:
Deprecated

Used By:

Starcraft OriginalStarcraft BroodwarStarcraft SharewareStarcraft JapaneseDiablo RetailDiablo SharewareWarcraft II BNE

Message Format:
(does not include protocol header)

(UINT32) Request ID
(VOID) Memory

Remarks

Rudimentary hack detection system. Was never used probably due to terrible implementation with little security.

Yes, it is possible for a PvPGN server to read EVERYTHING that is in the process' memory, including sensitive information such as your CDKey.

Found at:
battle!1901D470h (as of 1.16.1)

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Saturday, September 25, 2010 | Edited: Saturday, May 24, 2025 Anonymous

xpeh
Sun Jul 3, 2011 2:55am UTC

It's not defunct.

RealityRipple
Tue Jul 5, 2011 5:44am UTC

You have logs of its use?

xpeh
Tue Jul 19, 2011 12:14am UTC

Battle.Net clients still support it. So it can be used with Battle.Net emulators, or if someone uses man in the middle.