80644 : Quake 3 Engine getstatus UDP Request Parsing Remote DoS
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2010-01-03

Description

Quake 3 Engine contains a flaw that may allow a remote denial of service. The issue is triggered when a remote attacker sends a specially crafted getstatus UDP request to the server, which will result in loss of availability for the server.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Denial of Service
Impact: Loss of Availability
Solution: Patch / RCS, Upgrade
Exploit: Exploit Public
Disclosure: Vendor Verified

Solution

Multiple vendors which bundle the engine have released upgrades for this vulnerability. ioquake3 patched this in SVN revision 1762, but has not released a formal version upgrade.

Products

ioquake3

1.36

Id Software LLC

Quake 3 Engine

Unspecified

References

CVE ID: 2010-5077 (see also: NVD)
Secunia Advisory ID: 48594
Bugtraq ID: 52719
ISS X-Force ID: 74343
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=665656
Vendor Specific Solution URL: http://icculus.org/pipermail/quake3-commits/2010-January/001679.html
Vendor URL: http://ioquake3.org/
Mail List Post: http://lists.ioquake.org/pipermail/ioquake3-ioquake.org/2012-January/004778.html
http://lists.ioquake.org/pipermail/ioquake3-ioquake.org/2012-January/004778.html
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2012/Mar/127
Other Advisory URL: http://openarena.ws/board/index.php?topic=4391.0
http://www.urbanterror.info/forums/topic/27825-drdos/
Packet Storm: http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/111240/Quake-3-Denial-Of-Service.html
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2442

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CVSSv2 Score

NVD does not currently have a CVSSv2 score assigned.

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