CVE-2006-3401

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 5.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2006-07-06 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in Quake 3 Engine as used by Quake 3: Arena 1.32b and 1.32c allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute code via long CS_ITEMS values.

Affected products

Id Software Quake 3 Engine: 1.32b, 1.32c, icculus_812

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/20946
http://secunia.com/advisories/20961
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18777
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2657
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2684
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27616
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1977
http://secunia.com/advisories/20946
http://secunia.com/advisories/20961
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18777
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2657
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2684

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