CVE Catalog
CVE-2017-11721
CriticalSummary
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.
Risk Assessment
Attackers may exploit this vulnerability to remotely crash the server, leading to service downtime.
Recommendation
It is recommended to update ioquake3 to a version after 2017-08-02 to mitigate this vulnerability.
Original NVD description (English source)
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.