CVE-2006-2236: Buffer overflow in the Quake 3 Engine, as used by (1) ET 2.60, (2) Return to Castle Wolfenstein 1.41, and (...

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CVE-2006-2236 is a legacy buffer overflow in the Quake 3 Engine used by ET 2.60, Return to Castle Wolfenstein 1.41, and Quake III Arena 1.32b. A remote attacker could trigger arbitrary command execution. This matters mainly where old game binaries or engine-derived deployments still exist. Exposure is most likely in legacy gaming environments, archives, labs, or community servers/clients still running the named versions. The advisory title references many derived games, but the provided CVE data only names ET 2.60, Return to Castle Wolfenstein 1.41, and Quake III Arena 1.32b. Treat as a targeted legacy-asset cleanup issue. It is not KEV-listed, but remote command execution impact and public exploit reference justify prompt removal, isolation, or vendor-guided update where the named software remains in use. Mitigation focus: Inventory systems for the named Quake 3 Engine-based versions.; Check vendor or distribution advisories for fixed packages or replacement guidance.; Remove unsupported game clients or servers from production and corporate networks..

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Jun 29, 2026, 12:56 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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