CVE-2017-6903

Name: CVE-2017-6903
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2017-03-14T22:59:01.257+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

UnknownEPSS 1.29%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-6903 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. In ioquake3 before 2017-03-14, the auto-downloading feature has insufficient content restrictions. This also affects Quake III Arena, OpenArena, OpenJK, iortcw, and other id Tech 3 (aka Quake 3 engine) forks. EPSS estimates a 1.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

In ioquake3 before 2017-03-14, the auto-downloading feature has insufficient content restrictions. This also affects Quake III Arena, OpenArena, OpenJK, iortcw, and other id Tech 3 (aka Quake 3 engine) forks. A malicious auto-downloaded file can trigger loading of crafted auto-downloaded files as native code DLLs. A malicious auto-downloaded file can contain configuration defaults that override the user's. Executable bytecode in a malicious auto-downloaded file can set configuration variables to values that will result in unwanted native code DLLs being loaded, resulting in sandbox escape.

Metrics

EPSS Probability

1.29%

66.5th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Ioquake3	Ioquake3	<= 2017-02-27

References

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3812
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=857699Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/JACoders/OpenJK/commit/8956a35e7b91c4a0dd1fa6db1d28c7f0efbab2d7Issue Tracking, Patch
https://github.com/ioquake/ioq3/commit/376267d534476a875d8b9228149c4ee18b74a4fdIssue Tracking, Patch
https://github.com/ioquake/ioq3/commit/b173ac05993f634a42be3d3535e1b158de0c3372Issue Tracking, Patch
https://github.com/ioquake/ioq3/commit/f61fe5f6a0419ef4a88d46a128052f2e8352e85dIssue Tracking, Patch
https://github.com/iortcw/iortcw/commit/11a83410153756ae350a82ed41b08d128ff7f998Issue Tracking, Patch
https://github.com/iortcw/iortcw/commit/b248763e4878ef12d5835ece6600be8334f67da1Issue Tracking, Patch
https://github.com/iortcw/iortcw/commit/b6ff2bcb1e4e6976d61e316175c6d7c99860fe20Issue Tracking, Patch
https://ioquake3.org/2017/03/13/important-security-update-please-update-ioquake3-immediately/Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3812
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=857699Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/JACoders/OpenJK/commit/8956a35e7b91c4a0dd1fa6db1d28c7f0efbab2d7Issue Tracking, Patch
https://github.com/ioquake/ioq3/commit/376267d534476a875d8b9228149c4ee18b74a4fdIssue Tracking, Patch
https://github.com/ioquake/ioq3/commit/b173ac05993f634a42be3d3535e1b158de0c3372Issue Tracking, Patch
https://github.com/ioquake/ioq3/commit/f61fe5f6a0419ef4a88d46a128052f2e8352e85dIssue Tracking, Patch
https://github.com/iortcw/iortcw/commit/11a83410153756ae350a82ed41b08d128ff7f998Issue Tracking, Patch
https://github.com/iortcw/iortcw/commit/b248763e4878ef12d5835ece6600be8334f67da1Issue Tracking, Patch
https://github.com/iortcw/iortcw/commit/b6ff2bcb1e4e6976d61e316175c6d7c99860fe20Issue Tracking, Patch
https://ioquake3.org/2017/03/13/important-security-update-please-update-ioquake3-immediately/Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Mar 14, 2017
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2017-6903?

How severe is CVE-2017-6903?

Severity scoring for CVE-2017-6903 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 1.29% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-6903?

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Source: NVD / NIST