# CVE-2004-2592: Quake II server before R1Q2, as used in multiple products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a mo

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2005-11-29 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Quake II server before R1Q2, as used in multiple products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a modified client that asks the server to send data stored at a negative array offset, which is not handled when processing Configstrings and Baselines.

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## References

- http://web.archive.org/web/20041130092749/www.r1ch.net/stuff/r1q2/
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1011979
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11551
- http://www.osvdb.org/11181
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17890
- http://secunia.com/advisories/13013
- http://secur1ty.net/advisories/001
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-10/0299.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24710

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