# CVE-2006-3324: The Automatic Downloading option in the id3 Quake 3 Engine and the Icculus Quake 3 Engine (ioquake3) before revision 804 allows remote attac

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2006-06-30 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The Automatic Downloading option in the id3 Quake 3 Engine and the Icculus Quake 3 Engine (ioquake3) before revision 804 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files in the quake3 directory (fs_homepath cvar) via a long string of filenames, as contained in the neededpaks buffer.

## What to do

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## References

- http://svn.icculus.org/quake3?rev=804&view=rev
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438660/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438515/100/0/threaded
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/q3cfilevar-adv.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18685
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20851
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1171
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20401
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27486
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2569
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1976

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