CVE-2006-2875
Stack-based buffer overflow in the CL_ParseDownload function of Quake 3 Engine 1.32c and earlier,...
Stack-based buffer overflow in the CL_ParseDownload function of Quake 3 Engine 1.32c and earlier, as used in multiple products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a svc_download command with compressed data that triggers the overflow during expansion.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Stack-based buffer overflow in the CL_ParseDownload function of Quake 3 Engine 1.32c and earlier, as used in multiple products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a svc_download command with compressed data that triggers the overflow during expansion.
- Record
CVE-2006-2875- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in the CL_ParseDownload function of Quake 3 Engine 1.32c and earlier, as used in multiple products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a svc_download command with compressed data that triggers the overflow during expansion.
- Record
CVE-2006-2875- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-2872 No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in the CL_ParseDownload function of Quake 3 Engine 1.32c and earlier, as used in multiple products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a svc_download command with compressed data that triggers the overflow during expansion.
- Record
EUVD-2006-2872- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p83w-53w7-28fx No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in the CL_ParseDownload function of Quake 3 Engine 1.32c and earlier,...
Stack-based buffer overflow in the CL_ParseDownload function of Quake 3 Engine 1.32c and earlier, as used in multiple products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a svc_download command with compressed data that triggers the overflow during expansion.
- Record
GHSA-p83w-53w7-28fx- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in the CL_ParseDownload function of Quake 3 Engine 1.32c and earlier, as used in multiple products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a svc_download command with compressed data that triggers the overflow during expansion.
- Record
CVE-2006-2875- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2006-2875 No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in the CL_ParseDownload function of Quake 3 Engine 1.32c and earlier, as used in multiple products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a svc_download command with compressed data that triggers the overflow during expansion.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2006-2875- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Quake 3 Engine - 'CL_ParseDownload' Remote Buffer Overflow | 2006-06-05 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2006-2875 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Id Software Quake 3 Engine, published June 7, 2006. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 6.78%, the 94th percentile. Fixed in ioquake3 1.36+svn1788j-1.
References
aluigi.altervista.org/adv/q3cbof-adv.txt
securityfocus.com/bid/18271
securitytracker.com/id?1016219
vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2129
secunia.com/advisories/20401
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-2875
github.com/advisories/GHSA-p83w-53w7-28fx
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-2875