ID CVE-2007-5248
Summary 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.
References
Vulnerable Configurations
  • cpe:2.3:a:id_software:doom_3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:id_software:doom_3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:id_software:quake_4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:id_software:quake_4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:take2games:prey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:take2games:prey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVSS
Base: 9.3 (as of 15-10-2018 - 21:41)
Impact:
Exploitability:
CWE CWE-134
CAPEC
  • String Format Overflow in syslog()
    This attack targets the format string vulnerabilities in the syslog() function. An attacker would typically inject malicious input in the format string parameter of the syslog function. This is a common problem, and many public vulnerabilities and associated exploits have been posted.
  • Format String Injection
    An adversary includes formatting characters in a string input field on the target application. Most applications assume that users will provide static text and may respond unpredictably to the presence of formatting character. For example, in certain functions of the C programming languages such as printf, the formatting character %s will print the contents of a memory location expecting this location to identify a string and the formatting character %n prints the number of DWORD written in the memory. An adversary can use this to read or write to memory locations or files, or simply to manipulate the value of the resulting text in unexpected ways. Reading or writing memory may result in program crashes and writing memory could result in the execution of arbitrary code if the adversary can write to the program stack.
Access
VectorComplexityAuthentication
NETWORK MEDIUM NONE
Impact
ConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
COMPLETE COMPLETE COMPLETE
cvss-vector via4 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
refmap via4
bid 25893
bugtraq 20071001 Format string in the Doom 3 engine through PB
misc
secunia
  • 27002
  • 27023
  • 27036
sreason 3196
vupen ADV-2007-3333
xf doom3engine-punkbuster-format-string(36899)
Last major update 15-10-2018 - 21:41
Published 06-10-2007 - 17:17
Last modified 15-10-2018 - 21:41
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