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
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 21/100)
- Public proof-of-concept code exists (Exploit-DB); there is no record of exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 4.7% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 91.8% of all records.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- Fixed version: ioquake3 (Debian:12) 1.36+svn1788j-1.
Low priority for now. Upgrade to ioquake3 (Debian:12) 1.36+svn1788j-1 or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
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.
- Published
- Jun 30, 2006
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 4.7% · 91th percentile
- CWE
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Report tools
Action score
21
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 20 / 40 · 5.0 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 4.7%
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- Proof of concept exists, no weaponized module
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Noroxi analysis
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| id software | quake 3 engine | cpe:2.3:a:id_software:quake_3_engine |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- id software quake 3 engineall versions
- id software quake 3 engine1.32b
- id software quake 3 engine1.32c
- id software quake 3 engineicculus_803
- id software quake 3 engineicculus_804
- id software quake 3 engineicculus_805
- id software quake 3 engineicculus_806
- id software quake 3 engineicculus_807
- id software quake 3 engineicculus_808
- id software quake 3 engineicculus_809
- id software quake 3 engineicculus_810
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | ioquake3 | before 1.36+svn1788j-1 | 1.36+svn1788j-1 |
Same product
id software: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2006-3401Stack-based buffer overflow in Quake 3 Engine as used by Quake 3: Arena 1.32b and 1.32c allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service32Monitor
- CVE-2006-2875Stack-based buffer overflow in the CL_ParseDownload function of Quake 3 Engine 1.32c and earlier, as used in multiple products, allows remot32Monitor
- CVE-2006-3400Stack-based buffer overflow in the CG_ServerCommand function in Quake 3 Engine as used by Soldier of Fortune 2 (SOF2MP) GOLD 1.03 allows rem31Monitor
Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2005-0430Feb 12, 2005 · The Quake 3 engine, as used in multiple game packages, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (shutdown game server) and possi22Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2006-2082May 9, 2006 · Directory traversal vulnerability in Quake 3 engine, as used in products including Quake3 Arena, Return to Castle Wolfenstein, Wolfenstein: 31Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2006-3324Jun 30, 2006 · The Automatic Downloading option in the id3 Quake 3 Engine and the Icculus Quake 3 Engine (ioquake3) before revision 804 allows remote attac21Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| debian:ioquake3 | 1.36+svn1788j-1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
Proof of concept available
A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.
Evidence
- Exploit-DB entry ×2
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB entry | dos | 2006-07-02 |
| Exploit-DB entry | dos | 2006-07-02 |
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- Published
- First PoC+1 d
- TodayOct 24, 2026+7421 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- P · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- none
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- P
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
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CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
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- secunia.com/advisories/20851
- securityreason.com/securityalert/1171
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438515/100/0/threaded
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438660/100/0/threaded
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2569
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26889
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27486
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.