# CVE-2006-3325: Missing authorization in n/a

> Remote malicious servers can overwrite protected client configuration variables, potentially leading to arbitrary file writes and code execution.

- **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-2006-3325, GHSA-w943-j99v-c4q3

## What is CVE-2006-3325?

CVE-2006-3325 is a medium-severity missing authorization 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

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.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-3325?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Id Software Quake 3 Engine.

## How do I fix CVE-2006-3325?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2006-3325 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-3325 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Quake 3 Engine Client - 'CG_ServerCommand()' Remote Overflow (exploitdb)
- Quake 3 Engine Client (Windows x86) - CS_ITEms 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-2006-3324](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-3324/): Path traversal in n/a (medium 5.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2006-3325 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2006-3325 is a medium-severity missing authorization 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-2006-3325 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-2006-3325/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-3325/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-3325
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-3325
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2006-3325

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