Quake 3 engine, as used in multiple games, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (client disconnect) via a long message, which is not properly truncated and causes the engine to process the remaining data as if it were network data.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-0983 is rated High Exploit Risk (65.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.56%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.23% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 1.33% | 2.56% | +1.23% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 1.36% | 1.33% | -0.03% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 1.36% | — |
Full EPSS history (7 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| activision | call_of_duty | 1.4 | cpe:2.3:a:activision:call_of_duty:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| activision | call_of_duty | 1.5b | cpe:2.3:a:activision:call_of_duty:1.5b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| activision | call_of_duty_united_offensive | 1.41 | cpe:2.3:a:activision:call_of_duty_united_offensive:1.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| activision | call_of_duty_united_offensive | 1.51b | cpe:2.3:a:activision:call_of_duty_united_offensive:1.51b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| activision | return_to_castle_wolfenstein | 1.0 | cpe:2.3:a:activision:return_to_castle_wolfenstein:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| activision | return_to_castle_wolfenstein | 1.1 | cpe:2.3:a:activision:return_to_castle_wolfenstein:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| id_software | quake_3_arena | 1.1.7 | cpe:2.3:a:id_software:quake_3_arena:1.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| id_software | quake_3_arena | 1.16 | cpe:2.3:a:id_software:quake_3_arena:1.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| id_software | quake_3_arena | 1.31 | cpe:2.3:a:id_software:quake_3_arena:1.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| id_software | quake_3_arena_server | 1.29f | cpe:2.3:a:id_software:quake_3_arena_server:1.29f:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| id_software | quake_3_arena_server | 1.29g | cpe:2.3:a:id_software:quake_3_arena_server:1.29g:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| id_software | quake_3_engine | — | cpe:2.3:a:id_software:quake_3_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| id_software | wolfenstein_enemy_territory | 1.0.2 | cpe:2.3:a:id_software:wolfenstein_enemy_territory:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| id_software | wolfenstein_enemy_territory | 2.56 | cpe:2.3:a:id_software:wolfenstein_enemy_territory:2.56:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| lucasarts | star_wars_jedi_knight_ii_jedi_outcast | 1.0.4 | cpe:2.3:a:lucasarts:star_wars_jedi_knight_ii_jedi_outcast:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| lucasarts | star_wars_jedi_knight_jedi_academy | 1.0.11 | cpe:2.3:a:lucasarts:star_wars_jedi_knight_jedi_academy:1.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| raven_software | soldier_of_fortune_2 | 1.0.2 | cpe:2.3:a:raven_software:soldier_of_fortune_2:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| raven_software | soldier_of_fortune_2 | 1.0.3 | cpe:2.3:a:raven_software:soldier_of_fortune_2:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |