CVE-1999-1229
Quake 2 server 3.13 on Linux does not properly check file permissions for the config.cfg...
CVE-1999-1229 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.1) in Id Software Quake 2 Server, published February 25, 1998. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.47%, the 40th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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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.
- Record
CVE-1999-1229- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-1999-1229- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-1210 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-1999-1210- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xq49-p575-q243 No score
Quake 2 server 3.13 on Linux does not properly check file permissions for the config.cfg...
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.
- Record
GHSA-xq49-p575-q243- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |