Quake 2 Lithium II Mod nickname format string
| quake-nickname-format-string (22013) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
id Software's Quake is vulnerable to a format string attack caused by a vulnerability when processing nicknames. A remote attacker could send specially-crafted nicknames to execute arbitrary code on the system.
Platforms Affected:
- id Software, Quake 2 Lithium II Mod 1.24 and prior
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 4, 2009.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Quake 2 Lithium II Mod Web page, Quake 2 Lithium II Mod at http://www.planetquake.com/lithium/.
- BID-14664: Quake 2 Lithium II Mod Memory Corruption Vulnerability
- CVE-2005-2774: Format string vulnerability in Lithium II mod 1.24 for Quake 2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (server crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the nickname.
- SA16585: Quake 2 Lithium II Mod Nickname Format String Vulnerability
Reported:
Aug 26, 2005
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