CVE-2005-0430

Quake 3 Engine - Denial of Service via Long Infostring

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2005-0430. PoCs published by Luigi Auriemma.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit code is a scanner for CVE-2005-0430, which targets a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Quake 3 engine's infostring handling. It sends progressively larger UDP packets to trigger a crash or shutdown in vulnerable servers.

Description

The Quake 3 engine, as used in multiple game packages, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (shutdown game server) and possibly crash the server via a long infostring, possibly triggering a buffer overflow.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Luigi Auriemma · cdoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/813

This exploit code is a scanner for CVE-2005-0430, which targets a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Quake 3 engine's infostring handling. It sends progressively larger UDP packets to trigger a crash or shutdown in vulnerable servers.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Quake 3 engine (multiple games)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target server · UDP port accessibility
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12534
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110824822224025&w=2
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/q3infoboom-adv.txt

Scores

EPSS 0.0752
EPSS Percentile 93.7%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
id_software/quake_3_engine
Published Feb 12, 2005
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026