CVE-2005-3486

Exp

Multiple format string vulnerabilities in Scorched 3D 39.1 (bf) and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via various (1) GLConsole::addLine, (2) ServerCommon::sendString, (3) ServerCommon::serverLog functions, and possibly other unspecified vectors.

Published: 2005-11-03 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-3486 is rated High Exploit Risk (72.9/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 14.12%, 94th percentile). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2005-3486

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
1285 exploit_db edb 2005-11-02 Exploit-DB ↗
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-3486

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 2025-07-28 20.93% 14.12% -6.80%
2 2025-03-30 23.01% 20.93% -2.08%
3 2025-03-29 — 23.01% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-3486

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-3486

OS Trackers for CVE-2005-3486

vendor priority summary link
debian medium CVE-2005-3486 medium priority: Debian including 1 source packages (scorched3d), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2005-3486
gentoo high CVE-2005-3486: 1 GLSA(s) (200511-12), 1 atom(s) (games-strategy/scorched3d); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2005-3486
ubuntu medium CVE-2005-3486 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (scorched3d), 4 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): released 3, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2005-3486

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-3486

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
scorched_3d scorched_3d 39.1 cpe:2.3:a:scorched_3d:scorched_3d:39.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-3486

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