# 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.

- **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:** 4 Aug 2011
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2011-1412, GHSA-9jhf-c2r9-9vhh, UBUNTU-CVE-2011-1412

## 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 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-1412?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Ioquake3 Ioquake3 Engine, Openarena Openarena, Worldofpadman World of Padman.

## How do I fix CVE-2011-1412?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## 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

- [CVE-2011-3012](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-3012/): File upload in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2011-2764](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-2764/): File upload in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2010-5077](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-5077/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2012-3345](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-3345/): Path traversal in n/a (medium 5.6)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2011-1412 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-1412 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-2011-1412/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-1412/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1412
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1412
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2011-1412

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-1412/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.