CVE-2006-3401

HIGH 7.5CVE-2006-3401 · Published 06/07/2006 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2006-3401 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability affecting quake 3 engine (id software).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 5.7%, higher than 93.1% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
quake 3 engine id_software	`= 1.32b= 1.32c= icculus_812`	No fix yet

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.

References

secunia.com/advisories/20946 · Vendor Advisory
secunia.com/advisories/20961 · Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com/bid/18777 · Exploit
vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2657 · Vendor Advisory
vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2684 · Vendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27616
exploit-db.com/exploits/1977

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Package

Affected versions

Patched versions

quake 3 engine

id_software

= 1.32b= 1.32c= icculus_812

No fix yet

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