FKIE_CVE-2007-5248

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2007-10-06 17:17 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:45
Severity
Summary
Multiple format string vulnerabilities in the ID Software Doom 3 engine, as used by Doom 3 1.3.1 and earlier, Quake 4 1.4.2 and earlier, and Prey 1.3 and earlier, when Punkbuster (PB) is enabled, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via format string specifiers in (1) a PB_Y packet to the YPG server or (2) a PB_U packet to UCON. NOTE: this issue might be in Punkbuster itself, but there are insufficient details to be certain.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/d3engfspb-adv.txtExploit
cve@mitre.orghttp://aluigi.org/poc/d3engfspb.zipExploit
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/27002Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/27023Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/27036Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://securityreason.com/securityalert/3196
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481229/100/0/threaded
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25893
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3333
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36899
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/d3engfspb-adv.txtExploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://aluigi.org/poc/d3engfspb.zipExploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/27002Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/27023Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/27036Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3196
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481229/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25893
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3333
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36899
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
id_software doom_3 *
id_software quake_4 *
take2games prey *
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T22:45:44.297",
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