CVE-2002-0770 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2002-0770

Quake 2 (Q2) server 3.20 and 3.21 allows remote attackers...

Vulnerability Description

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."

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

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Affected Vendor

id software

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Affected Software

quake 2i server
Vulnerable Versions:
3.20, 3.21

Timeline

Official Publish: July 26th, 2002
Last Modified: August 8th, 2024
Added to House: July 18th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.