CVE-1999-1502
Buffer overflows in Quake 1.9 client allows remote malicious servers to execute arbitrary...
CVE-1999-1502 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Id Software Quake, published April 8, 1998. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.94%, the 80th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
Buffer overflows in Quake 1.9 client allows remote malicious servers to execute arbitrary commands via long (1) precache paths, (2) server name, (3) server address, or (4) argument to the map console command.
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Buffer overflows in Quake 1.9 client allows remote malicious servers to execute arbitrary commands via long (1) precache paths, (2) server name, (3) server address, or (4) argument to the map console command.
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CVE-1999-1502- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Buffer overflows in Quake 1.9 client allows remote malicious servers to execute arbitrary commands via long (1) precache paths, (2) server name, (3) server address, or (4) argument to the map console command.
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CVE-1999-1502- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-1483 No score
Buffer overflows in Quake 1.9 client allows remote malicious servers to execute arbitrary commands via long (1) precache paths, (2) server name, (3) server address, or (4) argument to the map console command.
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EUVD-1999-1483- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j5rv-r7cr-2prg No score
Buffer overflows in Quake 1.9 client allows remote malicious servers to execute arbitrary...
Buffer overflows in Quake 1.9 client allows remote malicious servers to execute arbitrary commands via long (1) precache paths, (2) server name, (3) server address, or (4) argument to the map console command.
- Record
GHSA-j5rv-r7cr-2prg- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |