# CVE-2006-2082: Path traversal in n/a

> Remote attackers can read arbitrary server files via path traversal in .pk3 requests when downloads are enabled.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 10 May 2006
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2006-2082, GHSA-g9gc-pgv9-9974

## What is CVE-2006-2082?

CVE-2006-2082 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 May 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Directory traversal vulnerability in Quake 3 engine, as used in products including Quake3 Arena, Return to Castle Wolfenstein, Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory, and Star Trek Voyager: Elite Force, when the sv_allowdownload cvar is enabled, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files from the server via ".." sequences in a .pk3 file request.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-2082?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Id Software Quake 3 Engine.

## How do I fix CVE-2006-2082?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2006-2082 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-2082 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2006-3400](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-3400/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2006-3401](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-3401/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2006-2875](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-2875/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2006-3324](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-3324/): Path traversal in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2006-3325](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-3325/): Missing authorization in n/a (medium 5.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2006-2082 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2006-2082 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 May 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-2082 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-2082/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-2082/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-2082
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-2082
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2006-2082

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-2082/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.