CVE-2006-2875 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the CL_ParseDownload function of Quake 3 Engine 1.32c and earlier, as used in multiple products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a svc_download command with compressed data that triggers the overflow during expansion.

Published: 2006-06-07

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 4.5% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:id_software:quake_3_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2006-2872	Stack-based buffer overflow in the CL_ParseDownload function of Quake 3 Engine 1.32c and earlier, as used in multiple products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a svc_download command with compressed data that triggers the overflow during expansion.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.04453.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/q3cbof-adv.txt
http://secunia.com/advisories/20401
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016219
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435963/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18271
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2129

History

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Subscriptions

Id Software Quake 3 Engine

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-06-07T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T18:06:27.043Z

Reserved: 2006-06-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-2875

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-06-07T00:02:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2006-2875

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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