HIGH
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
Published Jul 6, 2006
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 5.74%
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
No data.
OR
- 1.32b
- 1.32c
- icculus_812
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
5.74% 0.05736
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.05736
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 5.74% (0.05736) | 92.82th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.63% (0.05631) | 91.92th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 14, 2025 | 10.00% (0.10000) | 92.73th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 5.54% (0.05541) | 89.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 14.58% (0.14584) | 95.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 10.35% (0.10351) | 94.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 9.86% (0.09858) | 93.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 5.14% (0.05139) | 89.65th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 5.14% (0.05139) | 88.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 5.14% (0.05139) | 75.16th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (7)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20946 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20961 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18777 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2657 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2684 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27616 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1977 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/20946 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/20961 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18777 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2657 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2684 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27616 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1977 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jul 6, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jul 6, 2006
Link CVE-2006-3401
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a