CVE-2007-5248

Public Exploit

Description

Multiple format string vulnerabilities in the ID Software Doom 3 engine, as used by Doom 3 1.3.1 and earlier, Quake 4 1.4.2 and earlier, and Prey 1.3 and earlier, when Punkbuster (PB) is enabled, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via format string specifiers in (1) a PB_Y packet to the YPG server or (2) a PB_U packet to UCON. NOTE: this issue might be in Punkbuster itself, but there are insufficient details to be certain.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 7.81% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/27023 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27002 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36899 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3333 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/27036 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/d3engfspb-adv.txt exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25893 vdb entry
http://aluigi.org/poc/d3engfspb.zip exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481229/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3196 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-5248?
CVE-2007-5248 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-5248?
To fix CVE-2007-5248, 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-2007-5248 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2007-5248 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~8% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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