Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in Quake 3 engine, as used in products including Quake3 Arena, Return to Castle Wolfenstein, Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory, and Star Trek Voyager: Elite Force, when the sv_allowdownload cvar is enabled, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files from the server via ".." sequences in a .pk3 file request.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 7.5/10
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-May/045906.html
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/880
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/433349/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17924
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26347
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-May/045906.html
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/880
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/433349/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17924
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26347
Timeline
- Published
- May 10, 2006
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified