CVE-1999-1229

Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 1998-02-25 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

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.

Affected products

Id Software Quake 2 Server: through 3.13

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/8590
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/733
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/8590
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/733

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