CVE-2007-5248: 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…

PriorityP349critical9.3CVSS 2.0

AVNACMAuNCCICAC

EXPLOIT

EPSS

7.48%

93.7th percentile

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.

Affected

3 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
id_software	doom_3	<= 1.3.1	—
id_software	quake_4	<= 1.4.2	—
take2games	prey	<= 1.3	—

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