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Vulnerability record · CVE-2006-2236 · published 8 May 2006

CVE-2006-2236: Id software quake 3 arena vulnerability

IId Software · Quake 3 Arena

Buffer overflow in the Quake 3 Engine, as used by (1) ET 2.60, (2) Return to Castle Wolfenstein 1.41, and (3) Quake III Arena 1.32b allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a long remapShader command.

7.6 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 7.6% · top 5.7%
7.6CVSS 2.0 base score
7.6%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
4Affected product versions listed by NVD
18References, 2 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Buffer overflow in the Quake 3 Engine, as used by (1) ET 2.60, (2) Return to Castle Wolfenstein 1.41, and (3) Quake III Arena 1.32b allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a long remapShader command.

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

4 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://secunia.com/advisories/19984 PatchVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20065
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200605-12.xml
http://www.osvdb.org/25279
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/433349/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17857 Exploit
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1676
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26264
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1750
http://secunia.com/advisories/19984 PatchVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20065
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200605-12.xml
http://www.osvdb.org/25279
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/433349/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17857 Exploit
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1676
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26264
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1750

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2006-2236), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.