CVE-2017-11721 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service or potentially execute code via a crafted packet in the ioquake3 game 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-2017-11721?
CVE-2017-11721 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Aug 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Buffer overflow in ioquake3 before 2017-08-02 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted packet.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-11721?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ioquake3 Ioquake3.
How do I fix CVE-2017-11721?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2017-11721 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-11721 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-11721, DSA-3941-1, DSA-3948-1, GHSA-22r2-8jr8-3hmr, MGASA-2018-0148, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-11721.