CVE-2004-2592

Public Exploit

Description

Quake II server before R1Q2, as used in multiple products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a modified client that asks the server to send data stored at a negative array offset, which is not handled when processing Configstrings and Baselines.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 4.33% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secur1ty.net
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://web.archive.org/web/20041130092749/www.r1ch.net/stuff/r1q2/
http://securitytracker.com/id?1011979 vdb entry exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11551 vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/11181 vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17890 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/13013 exploit third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secur1ty.net/advisories/001 vendor advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-10/0299.html mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-2592?
CVE-2004-2592 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-2592?
To fix CVE-2004-2592, 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-2004-2592 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2004-2592 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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