CVE-1999-1502

CVE-1999-1502 describes multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities in the Quake 1.9 client. A remote malicious server could exploit these flaws by sending overly long precache paths, server names, server addresses, or map command arguments, leading to arbitrary command execution on the client's system. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), indicating it can be exploited remotely with low complexity and potentially result in partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this older CVE.