Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 25, 1998· Updated Apr 16, 2026

CVE-1999-1229

Description

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.

Affected products

Id Software/Quake 2 Server
cpe:2.3:a:id_software:quake_2_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=3.13

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/8590nvdExploitVendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/733nvd

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