CVE-2017-11721

9.8 CRITICAL
Published: August 03, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026
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Description

Buffer overflow in ioquake3 before 2017-08-02 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted packet.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3941
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3948
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://github.com/ioquake/ioq3/commit/d2b1d124d4055c2fcbe5126863487c52fd58cca1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Third Party Advisory

6 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
9.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
2.5%
83th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

ioquake3