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TI-2007-05053 Aliases CVE-2007-5248GHSA-c4f5-fw2w-g788

Multiple format string vulnerabilities in the ID Software Doom 3 engine, as used by Doom…

Priority MEDIUM 50CWE-134Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-134 and the CVSS impact.

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.07483 94th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:id_software:doom_3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.3.1VulnerableId Software
cpe:2.3:a:id_software:quake_4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.4.2VulnerableId Software
cpe:2.3:a:take2games:prey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.3VulnerableTake2games
  • cpe:2.3:a:id_software:doom_3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.3.1 Vulnerable ·Id Software
  • cpe:2.3:a:id_software:quake_4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.4.2 Vulnerable ·Id Software
  • cpe:2.3:a:take2games:prey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.3 Vulnerable ·Take2games

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-5248
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c4f5-fw2w-g788

References

Exploit 2

Advisory 1

Other 1

Sources

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