CVE catalog

CVE-2011-1412

ioquake3: CVE-2011-1412

Severity: Medium
Published: Aug 4, 2011, 2:45:32 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 4.21% · Oct 25, 2026

sys/sys_unix.c in the ioQuake3 engine on Unix and Linux, as used in World of Padman 1.5.x before 1.5.1.1 and OpenArena 0.8.x-15 and 0.8.x-16, allows remote game servers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a long fs_game variable.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	ioquake3	sid	`1.36+u20260719.58839361+dfsg-1`	fixed
Debian	ioquake3	forky	`1.36+u20260719.58839361+dfsg-1`	fixed
Debian	ioquake3	trixie	`1.36+u20250316.526edd3+dfsg-1`	fixed
Debian	ioquake3	bookworm	`1.36+u20221123.70d07d9+dfsg-1`	fixed
Debian	openarena	sid	`0.8.8+dfsg-13`	not affected
Debian	openarena	forky	`0.8.8+dfsg-13`	not affected
Debian	openarena	trixie	`0.8.8+dfsg-8`	not affected
Debian	openarena	bookworm	`0.8.8+dfsg-6`	not affected

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	ioquake3	source	sid	`1.36+svn1946-4`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	ioquake3	source	forky	`1.36+svn1946-4`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	ioquake3	source	trixie	`1.36+svn1946-4`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	ioquake3	source	bookworm	`1.36+svn1946-4`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	openarena	source	sid	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	openarena	source	forky	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	openarena	source	trixie	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	openarena	source	bookworm	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[ioquake3]Fixed
Details (2)
- 1.36+u20221123.70d07d9+dfsg-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.36+svn1946-4
  dsa · ioquake3 · debian · bookworm; dsa · ioquake3 · debian · 12
- 1.36+u20221123.70d07d9+dfsg-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.36+svn1946-4
  dsa · ioquake3 · debian · bookworm; dsa · ioquake3 · debian · 12
[ioquake3-server]Fixed
Source package: [ioquake3]
Details (2)
- 1.36+u20221123.70d07d9+dfsg-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.36+svn1946-4
  dsa · ioquake3 · debian · bookworm; dsa · ioquake3 · debian · 12
- 1.36+u20221123.70d07d9+dfsg-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.36+svn1946-4
  dsa · ioquake3 · debian · bookworm; dsa · ioquake3 · debian · 12
[openarena]Not affected
Details (2)
- 0.8.8+dfsg-6 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · openarena · debian · bookworm
- 0.8.8+dfsg-6 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · openarena · debian · bookworm
[openarena-server]Not affected
Source package: [openarena]
Details (2)
- 0.8.8+dfsg-6 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · openarena · debian · bookworm
- 0.8.8+dfsg-6 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · openarena · debian · bookworm

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[ioquake3]Fixed
Details (2)
- 1.36+u20250316.526edd3+dfsg-1 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.36+svn1946-4
  dsa · ioquake3 · debian · 13
- 1.36+u20250316.526edd3+dfsg-1 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.36+svn1946-4
  dsa · ioquake3 · debian · 13
[ioquake3-server]Fixed
Source package: [ioquake3]
Details (2)
- 1.36+u20250316.526edd3+dfsg-1 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.36+svn1946-4
  dsa · ioquake3 · debian · 13
- 1.36+u20250316.526edd3+dfsg-1 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.36+svn1946-4
  dsa · ioquake3 · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:05:21 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database]