# CVE-2006-3324: Path traversal in n/a

> Remote attackers can overwrite arbitrary files in the game directory via a buffer overflow in the automatic downloading feature of the Quake 3 engine.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 30 Jun 2006
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2006-3324, GHSA-86g9-3p64-q3xg

## What is CVE-2006-3324?

CVE-2006-3324 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Jun 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

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.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-3324?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Id Software Quake 3 Engine.

## How do I fix CVE-2006-3324?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2006-3324 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-3324 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Quake 3 Engine Client - 'CG_ServerCommand()' Remote Overflow (exploitdb)

## 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-2006-2082](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-2082/): Path traversal in n/a (high 7.5)
- [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-2006-3324 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2006-3324 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Jun 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-3324 exists.

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-2006-3324/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-3324/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-3324
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-3324
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2006-3324

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