CVE-1999-1569 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 3.2% (pctl 88)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Quake 1 and NetQuake servers allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion or forced disconnection) via a flood of spoofed UDP connection packets, which exceeds the server's player limit.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 3.21% — more likely to be exploited than 88% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2001-07-17 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| id software | quake |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | ID Software Quake 1.9 - Denial of Service | 2001-07-17 |
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=90221101925989&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=91012172524181&w=2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/197268
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3051
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6871
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=90221101925989&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=91012172524181&w=2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/197268
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3051
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6871
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