Description
A buffer overflow in the M_LoadDefaults function in m_misc.c in id Tech 1 (aka Doom engine) allows arbitrary code execution via an unsafe usage of fscanf, because it does not limit the number of characters to be read in a format argument.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://twitter.com/notrevenant/status/1268654123903340544
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/AXDOOMER/doom-vanille/commit/8a6d9a02fa991a91ff90ccdc73b5ceabaa6cb9ec
Scores
CVSS v3
9.8
EPSS
0.0129
EPSS Percentile
79.7%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-120
Status
published
Products (2)
doom_vanille_project/doom_vanille
< 671
idsoftware/tech_1
Published
Jun 24, 2020
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026