CVE-1999-1569

Public Exploit

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.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.32% Top 25%

Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=91012172524181&w=2	mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3051	vendor advisory vdb entry exploit
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=90221101925989&w=2	mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/197268	mailing list
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6871	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-1999-1569?: CVE-1999-1569 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-1999-1569?: To fix CVE-1999-1569, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-1999-1569 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-1999-1569 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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