1. Home
  2. Vulnerabilities
  3. CVE-2006-2236
7.6
HIGH CVSS 2.0
CVE-2006-2236
Quake 3 Engine Buffer Overflow
Description

Buffer overflow in the Quake 3 Engine, as used by (1) ET 2.60, (2) Return to Castle Wolfenstein 1.41, and (3) Quake III Arena 1.32b allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a long remapShader command.

INFO

Published Date :

May 8, 2006, 11:02 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 3, 2025, 1:03 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2006-2236 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Id_software quake_3_engine
2 Id_software quake_3_arena
3 Id_software wolfenstein_enemy_territory
4 Id_software return_to_castle_wolfenstein
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 4
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
This vulnerability can be addressed by upgrading the game engines to the latest versions to prevent remote attackers from executing arbitrary commands.
  • Upgrade to the latest available version of the game engine.
  • Apply the latest patches.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2006-2236.

URL Resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/19984 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20065
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200605-12.xml
http://www.osvdb.org/25279
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/433349/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17857 Exploit
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1676
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26264
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1750
http://secunia.com/advisories/19984 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20065
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200605-12.xml
http://www.osvdb.org/25279
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/433349/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17857 Exploit
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1676
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26264
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1750
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2006-2236 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2006-2236 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2006-2236 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2006-2236 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/19984
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/20065
    Added Reference http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200605-12.xml
    Added Reference http://www.osvdb.org/25279
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/433349/100/0/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17857
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1676
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26264
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1750
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 18, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/433349/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/433349/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 19, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://milw0rm.com/exploits/1750 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1750 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 20, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/26264 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26264 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 09, 2006

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.6
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

3.25 }} 1.51%

score

0.86722

percentile