GLSA 200605-12: Quake 3 engine based games: Buffer Overflow

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Severity:	normal
Title:	Quake 3 engine based games: Buffer Overflow
Date:	05/10/2006
Bugs:	#132377
ID:	200605-12

Synopsis

The Quake 3 engine has a vulnerability that could be exploited to execute arbitrary code.

Background

Quake 3 is a multiplayer first person shooter.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
games-fps/quake3-bin	< 1.32c	>= 1.32c	All supported architectures
games-fps/rtcw	< 1.41b	>= 1.41b	All supported architectures
games-fps/enemy-territory	< 2.60b	>= 2.60b	All supported architectures

Description

landser discovered a vulnerability within the "remapShader" command. Due to a boundary handling error in "remapShader", there is a possibility of a buffer overflow.

Impact

An attacker could set up a malicious game server and entice users to connect to it, potentially resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the rights of the game user.

Workaround

Do not connect to untrusted game servers.

Resolution

All Quake 3 users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=games-fps/quake3-bin-1.32c"

All RTCW users should upgrade to the latest version:


    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=games-fps/rtcw-1.41b"

All Enemy Territory users should upgrade to the latest version:


    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=games-fps/enemy-territory-2.60b"

References

CVE-2006-2236

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200605-12.xml

Concerns?

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