CVE-2005-0983

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Summary

CVECVE-2005-0983
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2005-05-02 04:00:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionQuake 3 engine, as used in multiple games, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (client disconnect) via a long message, which is not properly truncated and causes the engine to process the remaining data as if it were network data.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Activision Call Of Duty 1.4 All All All
Application Activision Call Of Duty 1.5b All All All
Application Activision Call Of Duty United Offensive 1.41 All All All
Application Activision Call Of Duty United Offensive 1.51b All All All
Application Activision Return To Castle Wolfenstein 1.0 All All All
Application Activision Return To Castle Wolfenstein 1.1 All All All
Application Id Software Quake 3 Arena 1.1.7 All All All
Application Id Software Quake 3 Arena 1.16 All All All
Application Id Software Quake 3 Arena 1.31 All All All
Application Id Software Quake 3 Arena Server 1.29f All All All
Application Id Software Quake 3 Arena Server 1.29g All All All
Application Id Software Quake 3 Engine All All All All
Application Id Software Wolfenstein Enemy Territory 1.0.2 All All All
Application Id Software Wolfenstein Enemy Territory 2.56 All All All
Application Lucasarts Star Wars Jedi Knight Ii Jedi Outcast 1.0.4 All All All
Application Lucasarts Star Wars Jedi Knight Jedi Academy 1.0.11 All All All
Application Raven Software Soldier Of Fortune 2 1.0.2 All All All
Application Raven Software Soldier Of Fortune 2 1.0.3 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
aluigi.altervista.org/adv/q3msgboom-adv.txt af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 aluigi.altervista.org Exploit
Quake 3 Engine Message Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Secunia - Advisories - Quake3 Engine Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
'In-game players kicking in the Quake 3 engine' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
banimod / etpro / ettv forums :: View topic - BUGFIX: Oversize server commands af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bani.anime.net
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