Quake 3 Arena Possible Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

BID:3123

Info

Quake 3 Arena Possible Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 3123
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE: CVE-2001-1289
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jul 29 2001 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 11 2009 07:56AM
Credit: Discovered by Coolest.
Vulnerable: id Software Quake 3 Arena Server 1.29 g
id Software Quake 3 Arena Server 1.29 f
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Quake 3 Arena Possible Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Quake3 Arena Server is a software package designed to host multiple Quake 3 players over a network for interactive play.

A vulnerability exists in this software that can allow a malicious user to remotely crash a Quake 3 Server. Execution of arbitrary code may be possible as well.

Solution / Fix

Quake 3 Arena Possible Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Solution:
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