Tremulous up to 1.36 namei FS_CheckFilenameIsNotExecutable input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Tremulous up to 1.36. This affects the function FS_CheckFilenameIsNotExecutable of the component namei. Executing a manipulation can lead to input validation. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2011-2764. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability was found in Tremulous up to 1.36. It has been declared as very critical. This vulnerability affects the function FS_CheckFilenameIsNotExecutable of the component namei. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The FS_CheckFilenameIsNotExecutable function in qcommon/files.c in the ioQuake3 engine 1.36 and earlier, as used in World of Padman, Smokin Guns, OpenArena, Tremulous, and ioUrbanTerror, does not properly determine dangerous file extensions, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted third-party addon that creates a Trojan horse DLL file.

The weakness was disclosed 08/03/2011 as Bug 725951 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2011-2764. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 11/17/2021).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 55984 (Fedora 16 : openarena-0.8.5-4.fc16 / quake3-1.36-11.svn2102.fc16 (2011-10039)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks.

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 (68870), Tenable (55984), SecurityFocus (BID 48915†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-32724†). The entries VDB-58216 and VDB-58190 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Nessus ID: 55984
Nessus Name: Fedora 16 : openarena-0.8.5-4.fc16 / quake3-1.36-11.svn2102.fc16 (2011-10039)
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OpenVAS ID: 863851
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for openarena FEDORA-2011-10039
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: Bug 725951
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-2764 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-2764
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-58192
X-Force: 68870
SecurityFocus: 48915 - ioQuake3 Engine Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 45539
Vulnerability Center: 32724 - ioQuake3 1.36 and earlier Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 11/17/2021 09:33
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (59), 03/29/2017 18:23 (8), 11/17/2021 09:31 (5), 11/17/2021 09:33 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:534:103

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