CVE-2005-0430: Id Software Quake 3 Engine

Medium severity, CVSS 5.0. EPSS: 7.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The Quake 3 engine, as used in multiple game packages, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (shutdown game server) and possibly crash the server via a long infostring, possibly triggering a buffer overflow.

Affected products

• Id Software Quake 3 Engine: any version

Published 2005-02-12. Last modified 2026-06-16.