CVE-2012-3345 describes a local file overwrite vulnerability in ioquake3 versions prior to r2253, affecting the ioquake3 engine. This flaw allows a local attacker to overwrite arbitrary files through a symlink attack targeting the /tmp/ioq3.pid temporary file. With a CVSS score of 5.6 (AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C), the vulnerability requires local access and high attack complexity, but can lead to complete integrity and availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= r2252CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ioquake3:ioquake3_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C
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