ID Software Quake 3 Engine up to 1.32c cl_parsedownload stack-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in ID Software Quake 3 Engine up to 1.32c. Affected by this vulnerability is the function cl_parsedownload. The manipulation results in stack-based overflow. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-2875. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in ID Software Quake 3 Engine up to 1.32c. Affected is the function cl_parsedownload. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a stack-based overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-121. A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function). This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Stack-based buffer overflow in the CL_ParseDownload function of Quake 3 Engine 1.32c and earlier, as used in multiple products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a svc_download command with compressed data that triggers the overflow during expansion.

The weakness was published 06/06/2006 by Luigi Auriemma (Website). The advisory is available at vupen.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2006-2875 since 06/06/2006. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 118288 (Fedora Update for Quake (FEDORA-2010-8622)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (26889), Exploit-DB (27969), SecurityFocus (BID 18271†), Secunia (SA20401†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1016219†). Similar entries are available at VDB-30091, VDB-31107 and VDB-31106. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Stack-based overflow
CWE: CWE-121 / CWE-119
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Researcher: Luigi Auriemma
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-2875 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-2875
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-30690
X-Force: 26889
SecurityFocus: 18271 - Quake 3 Engine CL_ParseDownload Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 20401 - Quake3 Engine File Overwrite And Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
SecurityTracker: 1016219 - Quake 3 Buffer Overflow in CL_ParseDownload() Permits Remote Code Execution
Vulnerability Center: 28168 - Quake 3 Engine 1.32c and earlier Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2006-2129

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

Created: 03/12/2015 14:25
Updated: 04/12/2025 19:58
Changes: 03/12/2015 14:25 (53), 03/09/2017 08:10 (17), 04/12/2025 19:58 (24)
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Cache ID: 216:CBD:103

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