Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 31, 2004· Updated Apr 16, 2026
CVE-2004-2594
CVE-2004-2594
Description
Absolute path traversal vulnerability in Quake II server before R1Q2 on Windows, as used in multiple products, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a "\/" in a pathname argument, as demonstrated by "download \/server.cfg".
Affected products
2cpe:2.3:a:id_software:quake_ii_server_windows:3.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:id_software:quake_ii_server_windows:3.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:id_software:quake_ii_server_windows:3.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
8- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-10/0299.htmlnvdExploit
- secur1ty.net/advisories/001nvdExploitVendor Advisory
- securitytracker.com/idnvdExploit
- secunia.com/advisories/13013nvdVendor Advisory
- web.archive.org/web/20041130092749/www.r1ch.net/stuff/r1q2/nvd
- www.osvdb.org/11183nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/11551nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17892nvd
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