CVE-2005-0430 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Quake 3 engine, affecting multiple game packages. Remote attackers can exploit this by sending a long infostring, which can shut down or potentially crash game servers. With a CVSS score of 5.0, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over a network without authentication, leading to partial availability impact. While there is an ExploitDB entry (EDB-813) detailing a crash and shutdown, there is no evidence of active exploitation, Metasploit modules, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:id_software:quake_3_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.