CVE-2004-2594

Public Exploit

Description

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in Quake II server before R1Q2 on Windows, as used in multiple products, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a "\/" in a pathname argument, as demonstrated by "download \/server.cfg".

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.87% Top 30%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secur1ty.net

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.osvdb.org/11183	vdb entry
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
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17892	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/13013	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secur1ty.net/advisories/001	exploit vendor advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-10/0299.html	mailing list exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-2594?: CVE-2004-2594 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-2594?: To fix CVE-2004-2594, 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-2004-2594 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2004-2594 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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