CVE-2006-3325

Public Exploit

Description

client/cl_parse.c in the id3 Quake 3 Engine 1.32c and the Icculus Quake 3 Engine (ioquake3) revision 810 and earlier allows remote malicious servers to overwrite arbitrary write-protected cvars variables on the client, such as cl_allowdownload for Automatic Downloading and fs_homepath for the quake3 path, via a string of cvar names and values sent from the server. NOTE: this can be combined with another vulnerability to overwrite arbitrary files.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 4.14% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438660/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438515/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/q3cfilevar-adv.txt	exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18685	vdb entry exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/20851	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1171	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20401	third party advisory vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27486	vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2569	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26889	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-3325?: CVE-2006-3325 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-3325?: To fix CVE-2006-3325, 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-2006-3325 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-3325 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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