CVE-2002-0770 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Quake 2 (Q2) server 3.20 and 3.21 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive server cvar variables, obtain directory listings, and execute Q2 server admin commands via a client that does not expand "$" macros, which causes the server to expand the macros and leak the information, as demonstrated using "say $rcon_password."

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.05177.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Id Software	Quake 2i Server

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:id_software:quake_2i_server:3.20:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:id_software:quake_2i_server:3.21:::::::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2002-0762	Quake 2 (Q2) server 3.20 and 3.21 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive server cvar variables, obtain directory listings, and execute Q2 server admin commands via a client that does not expand "$" macros, which causes the server to expand the macros and leak the information, as demonstrated using "say $rcon_password."

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/272548
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9095.php
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/970915
http://www.osvdb.org/11187
http://www.quakesrc.org/forum/topicDisplay.php?topicID=160
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4744

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2002-07-26T04:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-08T03:03:48.587Z

Reserved: 2002-07-25T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2002-0770

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2002-08-12T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2002-0770

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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