CVE-2006-2236 EXPLOIT
7.6
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 7.6% (pctl 94)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.6 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 7.59% — more likely to be exploited than 94% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2006-05-08 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (4)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| id software | quake 3 arena |
| id software | quake 3 engine |
| id software | return to castle wolfenstein |
| id software | wolfenstein enemy territory |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Quake 3 Engine 1.32b - 'R_RemapShader()' Remote Client Buffer Overflow | 2006-05-05 |
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
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