CVE-2011-1412 Command injection in n/a
Remote game servers can execute arbitrary commands on clients via shell metacharacters in the fs_game variable within the ioQuake3 engine.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2011-1412?
CVE-2011-1412 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Aug 2011. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
sys/sys_unix.c in the ioQuake3 engine on Unix and Linux, as used in World of Padman 1.5.x before 1.5.1.1 and OpenArena 0.8.x-15 and 0.8.x-16, allows remote game servers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a long fs_game variable.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-1412?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Ioquake3 Ioquake3 Engine, Openarena Openarena, Worldofpadman World of Padman.
How do I fix CVE-2011-1412?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2011-1412 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-1412 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2011-1412, GHSA-9jhf-c2r9-9vhh, UBUNTU-CVE-2011-1412.