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.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | ioquake3 | 1.36+u20170803+dfsg1-1 | — |
| Debian 14 | iortcw | 1.51+dfsg1-3 | — |
| Debian 13 | ioquake3 | 1.36+u20170803+dfsg1-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | iortcw | 1.51+dfsg1-3 | — |
| Debian 12 | ioquake3 | 1.36+u20170803+dfsg1-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | iortcw | 1.51+dfsg1-3 | — |
| Debian 9 | ioquake3 | 1.36+u20161101+dfsg1-2+deb9u1 | DSA-3948-1 |
| Debian 9 | iortcw | 1.50a+dfsg1-3+deb9u1 | DSA-3941-1 |
| Debian 8 | ioquake3 | 1.36+u20140802+gca9eebb-2+deb8u2 | DSA-3948-1 |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | ioquake3 | No fix yet | — |
Advisories 2
- DSA-3948-1 ioquake3 - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- DSA-3941-1 iortcw - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- DSA-3941 vendor-advisory
- https://github.com/ioquake/ioq3/commit/d2b1d124d4055c2fcbe5126863487c52fd58cca1
- DSA-3948 vendor-advisory