{
    "id": "CVE-2007-5248",
    "published": "2007-10-06 17:17:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 22:45:44",
    "cvss_score": "9.3",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C",
    "cwe": "CWE-134",
    "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.07483",
    "epss_percentile": "0.94304",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-05 18:17:06",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "id_software",
            "product": "doom_3"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "id_software",
            "product": "quake_4"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "take2games",
            "product": "prey"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "30630",
            "title": "id Software Doom 3 Engine - Console String Visualization Format String",
            "date": "2007-10-02",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/30630"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/d3engfspb-adv.txt",
        "http://aluigi.org/poc/d3engfspb.zip",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/27002",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/27023",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/27036",
        "http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3196",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481229/100/0/threaded",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25893",
        "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3333",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36899",
        "http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/d3engfspb-adv.txt",
        "http://aluigi.org/poc/d3engfspb.zip",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/27002",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/27023",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/27036",
        "http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3196",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481229/100/0/threaded",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25893",
        "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3333",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36899"
    ]
}