CVE-2004-2592 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the Quake II server by sending a modified client request that triggers an unhandled negative array offset error.
- 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-2004-2592?
CVE-2004-2592 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Nov 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-2592?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Id Software Quake Ii Server.
How do I fix CVE-2004-2592?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-2592 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-2004-2592 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-2592 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pw8g-g9xc-q9hq.