CVE-2004-2597 describes a vulnerability in Quake II servers prior to R1Q2, affecting multiple products utilizing this server. Remote attackers can bypass IP-based access control by manipulating the userinfo string. This involves providing a string with an existing "ip" key/value pair that is also long enough to cause a subsequent key/value pair to be truncated, thereby confusing the server's IP address identification. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, requiring no authentication, and resulting in partial integrity impact (bypassing access control). There is no confidentiality or availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code is available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal, suggesting a low level of public awareness or concern.
| 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:P/A:N
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