CVE-2006-3401 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or execute code via a stack-based buffer overflow in the Quake 3 Engine.
- 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-2006-3401?
CVE-2006-3401 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Jul 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Stack-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 service and possibly execute code via long CS_ITEMS values.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-3401?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Id Software Quake 3 Engine.
How do I fix CVE-2006-3401?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-3401 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2006-3401 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-3401 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3vgq-9vv2-8wpf.