CVE-2004-2596 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Quake II server versions prior to R1Q2, affecting multiple products utilizing this server. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exhaust connection slots by initiating numerous connections from a single IP address. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0 (medium severity) with a low attack complexity and only impacts availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.20CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:id_software:quake_ii_server:3.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.21CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:id_software:quake_ii_server:3.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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