CVE Catalog

CVE-2006-3401

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Stack-based buffer overflow in the Quake 3 Engine as used by Quake 3: Arena 1.32b and 1.32c. Remote attackers can exploit long CS_ITEMS values to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code.

Risk Assessment

The vulnerability can lead to game server unavailability (DoS) and, in the worst case, remote code execution on the server host. Organizations hosting Quake 3: Arena servers are exposed to network-based attacks.

Recommendation

Update Quake 3: Arena to the latest version or apply available security patches. If updating is not possible, consider restricting access to the game server via firewall or disabling the service.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Stack-based buffer overflow in Quake 3 Engine as used by Quake 3: Arena 1.32b and 1.32c allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute code via long CS_ITEMS values.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS