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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
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:Sep 12, 2001
    EPSS Score:0.00062
    CVSS Score:2.1

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Id Software
    Product
    Quake 2 Server

    Exploits

    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/8590http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/8590

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High