Quake 3 Arena Malformed Connection Packet DoS

medium Nessus Plugin ID 10931

Synopsis

The remote server is vulnerable to a denial of service.

Description

It was possible to crash the Quake3 Arena daemon by sending a specially crafted login string.

An attacker may use this attack to make this service crash continuously, preventing you from playing.

Solution

Upgrade your software.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 10931

File Name: quake3_dos.nasl

Version: 1.22

Type: remote

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 3/29/2002

Updated: 7/25/2018

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.9

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

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: Settings/ParanoidReport

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/30/2001

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2001-1289

BID: 3123

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