Vulnerability Name:

CVE-1999-1229 (CCN-733)

Assigned:1998-02-25
Published:1998-02-25
Updated:2017-12-19
Summary:Quake 2 server 3.13 on Linux does not properly check file permissions for the config.cfg configuration file, which allows local users to read arbitrary files via a symlink from config.cfg to the target file.
CVSS v3 Severity:4.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:2.1 Low (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
2.1 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:File Manipulation
References:Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Wed, 25 Feb 1998 05:49:58 -0500
Quake 2 Linux 3.13 (and lower) allow users to read arbitrary files

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-1229

Source: CCN
Type: id Software, Inc. Web site
id Software Homepage

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 9842
Quake 2 Server on Linux config.cfg Symlink Arbitrary File Access

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: Exploit, Vendor Advisory
19980225 Quake 2 Linux 3.13 (and lower) allow users to read arbitrary files

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
linux-quake2(733)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
linux-quake2(733)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:id_software:quake_2_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 3.13)

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:id_software:quake:1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    id_software quake 2 server *
    linux linux kernel *
    id_software quake 1.9