Id Software Quake 3 Arena 1.29f/1.29g Connection denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Id Software Quake 3 Arena 1.29f/1.29g and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Connection Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to denial of service. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2001-1289. In addition, an exploit is available. The application of restrictive firewalling is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Id Software Quake 3 Arena 1.29f/1.29g. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the component Connection Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

Quake 3 arena 1.29f and 1.29g allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed connection packet that begins with several char-255 characters.

The weakness was presented 07/29/2001 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is available at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2001-1289. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10931 (Quake 3 Arena Malformed Connection Packet DoS), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows, running in the context r and relying on port 27960.

Proper firewalling of is able to address this issue.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (6930), Exploit-DB (21042), Tenable (10931), SecurityFocus (BID 3123†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-1777†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 10931
Nessus Name: Quake 3 Arena Malformed Connection Packet DoS
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OpenVAS ID: 10931
OpenVAS Name: Quake3 Arena 1.29 f/g DOS
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Recommended: Firewall
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2001-1289 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-1289
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17098
X-Force: 6930
SecurityFocus: 3123 - Quake 3 Arena Possible Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 1777 - DoS in Quake3 Arena via Malformed Connection Packets with 255 Characters, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 07/07/2014 16:25
Updated: 12/04/2024 07:28
Changes: 07/07/2014 16:25 (40), 05/11/2019 21:10 (31), 12/04/2024 07:28 (27)
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Cache ID: 216:EAE:103

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