CVE-2005-0430 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Quake 3 game servers by sending a long infostring, causing a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2005-0430?
CVE-2005-0430 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Feb 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Quake 3 engine, as used in multiple game packages, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (shutdown game server) and possibly crash the server via a long infostring, possibly triggering a buffer overflow.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-0430?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Id Software Quake 3 Engine.
How do I fix CVE-2005-0430?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-0430 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2005-0430 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2005-0430 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p6qc-222j-jjw5.