Nexuiz: Multiple vulnerabilities
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory
||GLSA 200702-09 / nexuiz
||February 25, 2007
||February 25, 2007: 01
All supported architectures
Two separate vulnerabilities have been found in Nexuiz allowing the remote
execution of arbitrary code and a Denial of Service.
Nexuiz is a multi-player FPS game which uses a modified version of the
Quake 1 engine.
Nexuiz fails to correctly validate input within "clientcommands". There
is also a failure to correctly handle connection attempts from remote
Using a specially crafted "clientcommand" a remote attacker can cause a
buffer overflow in Nexuiz which could result in the execution of
arbitrary code. Additionally, there is a Denial of Service
vulnerability in Nexuiz allowing an attacker to cause Nexuiz to crash
or to run out of resources by overloading it with specially crafted
There is no known workaround at this time.
All Nexuiz users should upgrade to the latest version:
Code Listing 3.1: Resolution
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=games-fps/nexuiz-2.2.1"