CVE-2006-2875

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 6.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2006-06-07 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the CL_ParseDownload function of Quake 3 Engine 1.32c and earlier, as used in multiple products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a svc_download command with compressed data that triggers the overflow during expansion.

Affected products

Id Software Quake 3 Engine: through 1.32c

References

http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/q3cbof-adv.txt
http://secunia.com/advisories/20401
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016219
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435963/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18271
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2129
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/q3cbof-adv.txt
http://secunia.com/advisories/20401
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016219
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435963/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18271
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2129

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