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CVE-1999-1229

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.

  • Published: Feb 25, 1998
  • Updated: Nov 9, 2025
  • CVE: CVE-1999-1229
  • Severity: Low
  • Exploit:

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Low
  • Score: 2.1
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

No CWE or OWASP classifications available.

Software From Fixed in
id_software / quake_2_server - 3.13.x