Description
Quake 3 arena 1.29f and 1.29g allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed connection packet that begins with several char-255 characters.
Exploits (1)
exploitdb
WORKING POC
VERIFIED
by Coolest · textdosmultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21042
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3123
Vendor Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-07/0748.html
Scores
EPSS
0.0122
EPSS Percentile
79.3%
Details
Status
published
Products (2)
id_software/quake_3_arena
1.29f
id_software/quake_3_arena
1.29g
Published
Jul 29, 2001
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026