The Automatic Downloading option in the id3 Quake 3 Engine and the Icculus Quake 3 Engine (ioquake3) before revision 804 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files in the quake3 directory (fs_homepath cvar) via a long string of filenames, as contained in the neededpaks buffer.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quake_3_engine | Id_software | * | * |
| Quake_3_engine | Id_software | 1.32b (including) | 1.32b (including) |
| Quake_3_engine | Id_software | 1.32c (including) | 1.32c (including) |
| Quake_3_engine | Id_software | icculus_803 (including) | icculus_803 (including) |
| Quake_3_engine | Id_software | icculus_804 (including) | icculus_804 (including) |
References
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/q3cfilevar-adv.txt
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20401
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20851
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1171
- http://svn.icculus.org/quake3?rev=804\u0026view=rev
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438515/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438660/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18685
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2569
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27486
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/q3cfilevar-adv.txt
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20401
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20851
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1171
- http://svn.icculus.org/quake3?rev=804\u0026view=rev
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438515/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438660/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18685
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2569
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27486