CVE-2005-0983

Public Exploit

Description

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.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.34% Top 25%

Third-Party Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/14811	third party advisory
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/q3msgboom-adv.txt	exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12976	vdb entry
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111246796918067&w=2	mailing list
http://bani.anime.net/banimod/forums/viewtopic.php?p=27322

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-0983?: CVE-2005-0983 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-0983?: To fix CVE-2005-0983, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-0983 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-0983 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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