CVE-2005-0430 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The Quake 3 engine, as used in multiple game packages, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (shutdown game server) and possibly crash the server via a long infostring, possibly triggering a buffer overflow.

Published: 2005-02-16

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: 7.5% Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:id_software:quake_3_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2005-0431	The Quake 3 engine, as used in multiple game packages, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (shutdown game server) and possibly crash the server via a long infostring, possibly triggering a buffer overflow.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.07516.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/q3infoboom-adv.txt
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110824822224025&w=2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12534

History

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Subscriptions

Id Software Quake 3 Engine

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-02-16T05:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T21:13:54.522Z

Reserved: 2005-02-15T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2005-0430

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2005-02-12T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:11:05.580

Link: CVE-2005-0430

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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