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"
Published Nov 29, 2005
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.80%
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
No data.
- 3.20
- 3.21
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.80% (0.01801) | 77.71th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.80% (0.01801) | 75.59th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.87% (0.00874) | 73.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.39% (0.01386) | 86.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 16, 2024 | 1.16% (0.01156) | 84.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.16% (0.01156) | 82.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 2, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 70.87th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 49.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (8)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-10/0299.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/13013 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secur1ty.net/advisories/001 x_refsource_MISCExploitVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1011979 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKExploit
- http://web.archive.org/web/20041130092749/www.r1ch.net/stuff/r1q2/ x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.osvdb.org/11183 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11551 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17892 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-10/0299.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploit | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/13013 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://secur1ty.net/advisories/001 | x_refsource_MISCExploitVendor Advisory | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1011979 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKExploit | |
| http://web.archive.org/web/20041130092749/www.r1ch.net/stuff/r1q2/ | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/11183 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11551 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17892 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
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