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TI-2017-08678 Aliases CVE-2017-11721GHSA-22r2-8jr8-3hmr

Buffer overflow in ioquake3 before 2017-08-02 allows remote attackers to cause a denial…

Priority MEDIUM 47CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Buffer overflow in ioquake3 before 2017-08-02 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted packet.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02517 84th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged 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 · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ioquake3:ioquake3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2017-07-31VulnerableIoquake3
  • cpe:2.3:a:ioquake3:ioquake3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2017-07-31 Vulnerable ·Ioquake3

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-11721
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-22r2-8jr8-3hmr

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 2

  • TI-2017-04630 In ioquake3 before 2017-03-14, the auto-downloading feature has insufficient content… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8

Sources

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