CVE-2006-3401

critical

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

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1977

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27616

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2684

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2657

http://secunia.com/advisories/20961

http://secunia.com/advisories/20946

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2006-07-06

Updated: 2026-04-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.05541