Description
Quake 3 engine, as used in multiple games, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (client disconnect) via a long message, which is not properly truncated and causes the engine to process the remaining data as if it were network data.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 5.0/10
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:PAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/q3msgboom-adv.txtExploit
- http://bani.anime.net/banimod/forums/viewtopic.php?p=27322
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111246796918067&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/14811
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12976
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/q3msgboom-adv.txtExploit
- http://bani.anime.net/banimod/forums/viewtopic.php?p=27322
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111246796918067&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/14811
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12976
Timeline
- Published
- May 2, 2005
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified