CVE - CVE-2007-5248

CVE-ID
CVE-2007-5248	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
Multiple format string vulnerabilities in the ID Software Doom 3 engine, as used by Doom 3 1.3.1 and earlier, Quake 4 1.4.2 and earlier, and Prey 1.3 and earlier, when Punkbuster (PB) is enabled, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via format string specifiers in (1) a PB_Y packet to the YPG server or (2) a PB_U packet to UCON. NOTE: this issue might be in Punkbuster itself, but there are insufficient details to be certain.
References
Note: References are provided for the convenience of the reader to help distinguish between vulnerabilities. The list is not intended to be complete.
BID:25893 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25893 BUGTRAQ:20071001 Format string in the Doom 3 engine through PB URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481229/100/0/threaded MISC:http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/d3engfspb-adv.txt MISC:http://aluigi.org/poc/d3engfspb.zip SECUNIA:27002 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/27002 SECUNIA:27023 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/27023 SECUNIA:27036 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/27036 SREASON:3196 URL:http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3196 VUPEN:ADV-2007-3333 URL:~~http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3333~~ (Obsolete source) XF:doom3engine-punkbuster-format-string(36899) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36899
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20071006	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20071006)
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Comments (Legacy)

Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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