CVE-2005-0983 json
Quake 3 engine, as used in multiple games, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (client disconnect) via a long message, whi…
published 2005-04-05 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-0984
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.6%
- EPSS 2.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 85%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Quake 3 engine, as used in multiple games, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (client disconnect) via a long message, which is not properly truncated and causes the engine to process the remaining data as if it were network data.
Exploit prediction
2.56% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- aluigi.altervista.org http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/q3msgboom-adv.txt referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
References
-
aluigi.altervista.org
/adv/q3msgboom-adv.txt
exploit
-
secunia.com
/advisories/14811
third-party-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/12976
vdb-entry
-
marc.info
/?l=bugtraq&m=111246796918067&w=2
mailing-list
- bani.anime.net /banimod/forums/viewtopic.php?p=27322
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2005-0983
- NVD CVE-2005-0983
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