CVE-2006-2082

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in Quake 3 engine, as used in products including Quake3 Arena, Return to Castle Wolfenstein, Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory, and Star Trek Voyager: Elite Force, when the sv_allowdownload cvar is enabled, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files from the server via ".." sequences in a .pk3 file request.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.69% Top 30%

Third-Party Advisory securityreason.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/433349/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/880	third party advisory
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-May/045906.html	mailing list
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26347	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17924	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-2082?: CVE-2006-2082 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-2082?: To fix CVE-2006-2082, 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-2006-2082 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2006-2082 is being actively exploited. 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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