// For flags

CVE-2011-1412

Quake 3 Shell Injection / Code Execution

Severity Score

7.5
*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

2
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

sys/sys_unix.c in the ioQuake3 engine on Unix and Linux, as used in World of Padman 1.5.x before 1.5.1.1 and OpenArena 0.8.x-15 and 0.8.x-16, allows remote game servers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a long fs_game variable.

sys/sys_unix.c del motor ioQuake3 en Unix y Linux, tal como se usa en World of Padman 1.5.x anteriores a 1.5.1.1 y OpenArena 0.8.x-15 y 0.8.x-16, permite a servidores del juego remotos ejecutar comandos arbitrarios a través de meta-caracteres de shell en una variable extensa fs_game.

Multiple games using the Quake engine suffer from remote shell injection and code execution vulnerabilities.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2011-03-10 CVE Reserved
  • 2011-07-29 CVE Published
  • 2023-08-22 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-06 First Exploit
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Ioquake3
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Ioquake3 Engine
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*-
Affected
in Linux
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Linux Kernel
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*-
Safe
Openarena
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Openarena
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0.8.x-15
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Affected
in Linux
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Linux Kernel
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Safe
Openarena
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Openarena
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0.8.x-16
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Affected
in Linux
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Linux Kernel
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Safe
Worldofpadman
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World Of Padman
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1.5
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Affected
in Linux
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Linux Kernel
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*-
Safe