CVE-2004-2595 Path traversal in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the Quake II server by sending a download command with a full directory path, 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-2004-2595?
CVE-2004-2595 is a medium-severity path traversal 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
Absolute path traversal vulnerability in Quake II server before R1Q2 on Linux, as used in multiple products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a download command with a full pathname for a directory in the argument, which causes the server to crash when it cannot read data.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-2595?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Id Software Quake Ii Server Linux.
How do I fix CVE-2004-2595?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-2595 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2004-2595 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-2595 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x62x-33c9-999r.