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CVE-2006-2875 (GCVE-0-2006-2875)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2006-06-07 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 18:06
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/q3cbof-adv.txt x_refsource_MISC
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18271 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016219 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2129 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
http://secunia.com/advisories/20401 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435963/100… mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Date Public
2006-06-02 00:00
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