CVE Catalog

CVE-1999-1505

High
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

High risk
1.98%

78th percentile - higher than 78% of all known CVEs

Summary

Buffer overflow in QuakeWorld 2.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary commands via a long initial connect packet.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to remotely crash the server or execute unauthorized actions, potentially leading to serious security implications.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update to the latest version of QuakeWorld to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor server logs for potential attack attempts.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in QuakeWorld 2.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary commands via a long initial connect packet.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS