ID Software Quake 4 up to 1.4.2 format string

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in ID Software Quake 4 up to 1.4.2. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. This manipulation causes format string. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-5248. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in ID Software Quake 4 up to 1.4.2 and classified as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a format string vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-134. The product uses a function that accepts a format string as an argument, but the format string originates from an external source. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple format string vulnerabilities in the ID Software Doom 3 engine, as used by Doom 3 1.3.1 and earlier, Quake 4 1.4.2 and earlier, and Prey 1.3 and earlier, when Punkbuster (PB) is enabled, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via format string specifiers in (1) a PB_Y packet to the YPG server or (2) a PB_U packet to UCON. NOTE: this issue might be in Punkbuster itself, but there are insufficient details to be certain.

The weakness was shared 10/06/2007 by Luigi Auriemma (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2007-5248 since 10/06/2007. 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. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/04/2025).

A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

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 (36899), Exploit-DB (30630), SecurityFocus (BID 25893†) and Secunia (SA27002†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.1

VulDB Base Score: 10.0
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Class: Format string
CWE: CWE-134 / CWE-119
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Sourcesinfo

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

CVE: CVE-2007-5248 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-5248
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-39109
X-Force: 36899
SecurityFocus: 25893 - id Software Doom 3 Engine Console String Visualization Format String Vulnerability
Secunia: 27002
Vupen: ADV-2007-3333

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 12:18
Updated: 02/04/2025 22:27
Changes: 03/16/2015 12:18 (56), 03/26/2019 20:44 (1), 02/04/2025 22:27 (20)
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Cache ID: 216:813:103

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