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    CVE-2006-2236

    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.

    Published:May 8, 2006
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:May 8, 2006
    EPSS Score:0.04065
    CVSS Score:7.6

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Id Software
    Product
    Quake 3 Arena
    Vendor
    Id Software
    Product
    Quake 3 Engine
    Vendor
    Id Software
    Product
    Return To Castle Wolfenstein
    Vendor
    Id Software
    Product
    Wolfenstein Enemy Territory

    Exploits

    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17857http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17857https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1750

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

    References

    http://secunia.com/advisories/19984
    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
    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
    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
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1676
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26264
    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1750

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High