ioquake3 before r2253 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink…
Priority LOW 25CWE-59Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
ioquake3 before r2253 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/ioq3.pid temporary file.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00292 21st percentileScored 2026-11-07
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-3345
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-95qc-g5wc-qh7x
References
More Ioquake3 Engine vulnerabilities
- TI-2011-02653 The ioQuake3 engine, as used in World of Padman 1.2 and earlier, Tremulous 1.1.0, and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2011-02423 The FS_CheckFilenameIsNotExecutable function in qcommon/files.c in the ioQuake3 engine… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2011-01236 sys/sys_unix.c in the ioQuake3 engine on Unix and Linux, as used in World of Padman 1.5.x… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2010-04800 server/sv_main.c in Quake3 Arena, as used in ioquake3 before r1762, OpenArena, Tremulous… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2012-3345 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-3345 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-95qc-g5wc-qh7x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2012-3345 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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