CVE-2000-1080 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Quake 1 and ProQuake clients by sending malformed empty UDP packets, causing a denial of service.
- 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-2000-1080?
CVE-2000-1080 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Jan 2001. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Quake 1 (quake1) and ProQuake 1.01 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a malformed (empty) UDP packet.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-1080?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Id Software Quake, J. P. Grossman Proquake.
How do I fix CVE-2000-1080?
No fix has been published for CVE-2000-1080 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-2000-1080 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2000-1080 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q8hm-qxv3-j9xx.