FreeBSD : id Tech 3 -- remote code execution vulnerability (e48355d7-1548-11e7-8611-0090f5f2f347)

high Nessus Plugin ID 99259

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Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

The content auto-download of id Tech 3 can be used to deliver maliciously crafted content, that triggers downloading of further content and loading and executing it as native code with user credentials. This affects ioquake3, ioUrbanTerror, OpenArena, the original Quake 3 Arena and other forks.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 99259

File Name: freebsd_pkg_e48355d7154811e786110090f5f2f347.nasl

Version: 3.5

Type: local

Family: FreeBSD Local Security Checks

Published: 4/10/2017

Updated: 12/26/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 6.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-6903

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:iourbanterror, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:openarena, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:ioquake3-devel, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:ioquake3

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/7/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/14/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-6903

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