CVE-2006-3324

N/A Unknown
Published: June 30, 2006 Modified: April 16, 2026
View on NVD

Description

The Automatic Downloading option in the id3 Quake 3 Engine and the Icculus Quake 3 Engine (ioquake3) before revision 804 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files in the quake3 directory (fs_homepath cvar) via a long string of filenames, as contained in the neededpaks buffer.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/q3cfilevar-adv.txt
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/20401
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20851
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1171
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://svn.icculus.org/quake3?rev=804&view=rev
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438515/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438660/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18685
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2569
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27486
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/q3cfilevar-adv.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/20401
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20851
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1171
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://svn.icculus.org/quake3?rev=804&view=rev
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438515/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438660/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18685
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2569
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27486
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

20 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
2.2%
85th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

id_software