CVE-2002-0770 Information disclosure in n/a
Remote attackers can leak sensitive server variables and execute admin commands by sending unexpanded macros, leading to information disclosure and potential privilege escalation.
- 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-2002-0770?
CVE-2002-0770 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Jul 2002. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Quake 2 (Q2) server 3.20 and 3.21 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive server cvar variables, obtain directory listings, and execute Q2 server admin commands via a client that does not expand "$" macros, which causes the server to expand the macros and leak the information, as demonstrated using "say $rcon_password."
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-0770?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Id Software Quake 2i Server.
How do I fix CVE-2002-0770?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-0770 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2002-0770 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2002-0770 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-57gh-g4wc-3xq3.