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.
- Severity
- 7.5 HighCVSS 2.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 1.94%EPSS, 80th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
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.
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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
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 ListNo 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.
- Record
CVE-1999-1502- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-1483No 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.
- Record
EUVD-1999-1483- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j5rv-r7cr-2prgNo 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
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.