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[SECURITY] [DSA 3812-1] ioquake3 security update

Posted on 18 March 2017
Debian Security Advisory

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Debian Security Advisory DSA-3812-1 security@debian.org
https://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff
March 18, 2017 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : ioquake3
CVE ID : CVE-2017-6903

It was discovered that ioquake3, a modified version of the ioQuake3 game
engine performs insufficent restrictions on automatically downloaded
content (pk3 files or game code), which allows malicious game servers to
modify configuration settings including driver settings.

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.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/

Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org

 

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