CVE-1999-1230 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the Quake 2 server by sending a spoofed UDP packet with a localhost source address.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-1999-1230?
CVE-1999-1230 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Sep 2001. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Quake 2 server allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a spoofed UDP packet with a source address of 127.0.0.1, which causes the server to attempt to connect to itself.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-1230?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Id Software Quake 2.
How do I fix CVE-1999-1230?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-1230 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-1999-1230 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-1230 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3w73-v39x-4p8h.