CVE-2017-6903 Code injection in n/a
Attackers can execute arbitrary native code via malicious auto-downloaded files in Quake 3 engine games, leading to sandbox escape and privilege escalation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-6903?
CVE-2017-6903 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Mar 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
In ioquake3 before 2017-03-14, the auto-downloading feature has insufficient content restrictions. This also affects Quake III Arena, OpenArena, OpenJK, iortcw, and other id Tech 3 (aka Quake 3 engine) forks. A malicious auto-downloaded file can trigger loading of crafted auto-downloaded files as native code DLLs. A malicious auto-downloaded file can contain configuration defaults that override the user's. Executable bytecode in a malicious auto-downloaded file can set configuration variables to values that will result in unwanted native code DLLs being loaded, resulting in sandbox escape.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-6903?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ioquake3 Ioquake3.
How do I fix CVE-2017-6903?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2017-6903 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-6903 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-6903, DSA-3812-1, GHSA-hcjf-mh94-fp2w, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-6903.