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CVE-2005-04301 exploit

The Quake 3 engine, as used in multiple game packages, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (shutdown game server) and poss…

Published 21 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.0
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
7.5%
percentile 95%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

The Quake 3 engine, as used in multiple game packages, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (shutdown game server) and possibly crash the server via a long infostring, possibly triggering a buffer overflow.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

7.52% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-813 Quake 3 Engine - Infostring Crash and Shutdown · dos · 2005-02-12

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.05.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

References

  • securityfocus.com /bid/12534 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • marc.info /?l=bugtraq&m=110824822224025&w=2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • aluigi.altervista.org /adv/q3infoboom-adv.txt · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred

Sources

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