The FS_CheckFilenameIsNotExecutable function in qcommon/files.c in the ioQuake3 engine 1.36 and earlier, as used in World of Padman, Smokin' Guns, OpenArena, Tremulous, and ioUrbanTerror, does not properly determine dangerous file extensions, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted third-party addon that creates a Trojan horse DLL file
Published Aug 4, 2011
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 8.69%
Description
The FS_CheckFilenameIsNotExecutable function in qcommon/files.c in the ioQuake3 engine 1.36 and earlier, as used in World of Padman, Smokin' Guns, OpenArena, Tremulous, and ioUrbanTerror, does not properly determine dangerous file extensions, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted third-party addon that creates a Trojan horse DLL file.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 1.36
- 1.36
- n/a
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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.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (20 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 8.69% (0.08690) | 94.98th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 8.69% (0.08690) | 94.42th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Feb 3, 2026 | 5.78% (0.05778) | 90.32th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 15, 2025 | 4.34% (0.04339) | 88.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 5.78% (0.05778) | 89.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 11.87% (0.11874) | 89.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 27, 2025 | 5.78% (0.05778) | 89.12th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 26, 2025 | 11.87% (0.11874) | 93.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 25, 2025 | 5.78% (0.05778) | 89.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 24, 2025 | 11.87% (0.11874) | 93.09th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 5.78% (0.05778) | 89.80th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 5.62% (0.05618) | 93.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 24, 2024 | 10.84% (0.10841) | 94.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 1, 2024 | 10.32% (0.10322) | 94.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 22, 2023 | 9.92% (0.09915) | 94.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 29, 2023 | 10.31% (0.10313) | 94.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 10.16% (0.10161) | 93.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 11.27% (0.11270) | 95.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 11.27% (0.11270) | 94.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 11.27% (0.11270) | 88.71th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (12)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2011-07/0338.html mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploit
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-August/063460.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45539 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45540 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8324 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://svn.icculus.org/quake3?view=rev&revision=2098 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://thilo.tjps.eu/download/patches/ioq3-svn-r2098.diff x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/519051/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48915 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=725951 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68870 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-23 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
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