Quake 1 server responds to an initial UDP game connection request with a large amount of traffic, which allows remote attackers to use the server as an amplifier in a "Smurf" style attack on another host, by spoofing the connection request.
                
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Advisories
    | Source | ID | Title | 
|---|---|---|
|  EUVD | EUVD-1999-1047 | Quake 1 server responds to an initial UDP game connection request with a large amount of traffic, which allows remote attackers to use the server as an amplifier in a "Smurf" style attack on another host, by spoofing the connection request. | 
Fixes
    Solution
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Workaround
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References
        | Link | Providers | 
|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=94589559631535&w=2 |     | 
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 MITRE
                        MITRE
                    Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-01T17:02:53.701Z
Reserved: 2001-08-31T00:00:00
Link: CVE-1999-1066
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 NVD
                        NVD
                    Status : Deferred
Published: 1999-12-22T05:00:00.000
Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193
Link: CVE-1999-1066
 Redhat
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