CVE-1999-1505

High CVSS 7.5

Published 1998-04-07 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-1999-1505, which normally means it is not a Windows CVE. For non-Microsoft software the fix is the vendor's own updated release, and the affected versions are listed below.

What it is

Buffer overflow in QuakeWorld 2.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary commands via a long initial connect packet.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-1999-1505

CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P