VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-11721
Buffer overflow in ioquake3 before 2017-08-02 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted packet.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 2.52%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.52%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Buffer overflow in ioquake3 before 2017-08-02 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted packet.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.52% probability · 84th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- ioquake3/ioquake3
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3941
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3948
- https://github.com/ioquake/ioq3/commit/d2b1d124d4055c2fcbe5126863487c52fd58cca1Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3941
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3948
- https://github.com/ioquake/ioq3/commit/d2b1d124d4055c2fcbe5126863487c52fd58cca1Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.