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Debian Security Advisory DSA 3812-1 (ioquake3 - security update)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
It was discovered that ioquake3, a modified version of the ioQuake3 game engine performs insufficient restrictions on automatically downloaded content (pk3 files or game code), which allows malicious game servers to modify configuration settings including driver settings.
Affected Software
Affected Software
ioquake3 on Debian Linux
Detection Method
Detection Method
This check tests the installed software version using the apt package manager.
Solution
Solution
For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 1.36+u20140802+gca9eebb-2+deb8u1. For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 1.36+u20161101+dfsg1-2. We recommend that you upgrade your ioquake3 packages.