CVE-2006-3324
The Automatic Downloading option in the id3 Quake 3 Engine and the Icculus Quake 3 Engine (ioquake3) before revision 804 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files in the quake3 directory (fs_homepath cvar) via a long string of filenames, as…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (4.44%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The Automatic Downloading option in the id3 Quake 3 Engine and the Icculus Quake 3 Engine (ioquake3) before revision 804 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files in the quake3 directory (fs_homepath cvar) via a long string of filenames, as contained in the neededpaks buffer.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 4.44% probability · 91th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- id software/quake 3 engine
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/q3cfilevar-adv.txtExploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20401Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20851Vendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1171
- http://svn.icculus.org/quake3?rev=804&view=rev
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438515/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438660/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18685Exploit
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2569
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27486
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/q3cfilevar-adv.txtExploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20401Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20851Vendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1171
- http://svn.icculus.org/quake3?rev=804&view=rev
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438515/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438660/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18685Exploit
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2569
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27486
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.