ID Software Quake 3 Engine 2.60 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in ID Software Quake 3 Engine 2.60. It has been classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2006-2236. Additionally, an exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in ID Software Quake 3 Engine 2.60 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in the Quake 3 Engine, as used by (1) ET 2.60, (2) Return to Castle Wolfenstein 1.41, and (3) Quake III Arena 1.32b allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a long remapShader command.

The bug was discovered 05/05/2006. The weakness was released 05/05/2006 by landser (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at secunia.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-2236 since 05/08/2006. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

After even before and not, there has been an exploit disclosed. 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 21354 (GLSA-200605-12 : Quake 3 engine based games: Buffer Overflow), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 118288 (Fedora Update for Quake (FEDORA-2010-8622)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 5 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (26264), Exploit-DB (1750), Tenable (21354), SecurityFocus (BID 17857†) and OSVDB (25279†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-31107, VDB-31106 and VDB-30690. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 21354
Nessus Name: GLSA-200605-12 : Quake 3 engine based games: Buffer Overflow
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OpenVAS ID: 56727
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200605-12 (quake)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Researcher: landser
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-2236 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-2236
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-30091
X-Force: 26264
SecurityFocus: 17857 - Quake 3 Engine remapShader Command Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 19984
OSVDB: 25279 - Quake 3 Engine remapShader Command Overflow
Vulnerability Center: 11509 - Quake 3 Engine Buffer Overflow via Long remapShader Command, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2006-1676

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

Created: 03/12/2015 12:19
Updated: 06/24/2024 01:52
Changes: 03/12/2015 12:19 (82), 06/18/2019 12:17 (5), 06/24/2024 01:52 (17)
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Cache ID: 216:590:103

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