Is CVE-2006-2875 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2006-2875 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2006-2875?

CVE-2006-2875 has a CVSS v2 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2006-2875?

CVE-2006-2875 has an EPSS score of 6.78% (93th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2006-2875?

Upgrade ioquake3 on debian 11 to 1.36+svn1788j-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2006-2875

HIGHEPSS 93th pctl

7.5

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the CL_ParseDownload function of Quake 3 Engine 1.32c and earlier, as used in multiple products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a svc_download command with compressed data that triggers the overflow during expansion.

How to fix

Remediation Available

ioquake3Debian

Fixed in:1.36+svn1788j-1CVE-2006-2875

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

6.78%probability of exploitation in 30 days

93rdpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 93% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

secunia.com

Other references5

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-16.