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CVE-2005-0983

Quake 3 engine, as used in multiple games, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (client disconnect) via a long message, whi…

Published 21 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.0
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.6%
percentile 85%
Public exploits
0
none known

Quake 3 engine, as used in multiple games, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (client disconnect) via a long message, which is not properly truncated and causes the engine to process the remaining data as if it were network data.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

2.56% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

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

References

  • secunia.com /advisories/14811 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • aluigi.altervista.org /adv/q3msgboom-adv.txt · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/12976 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • marc.info /?l=bugtraq&m=111246796918067&w=2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • bani.anime.net /banimod/forums/viewtopic.php?p=27322 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred

Sources

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