CVE-1999-1066 — MEDIUM severity vulnerability (Quake 1 server responds to an initial UDP game connection re)
Quake 1 server responds to an initial UDP game connection request with a large amount of traffic, which allows remote attackers to use the server as an amplifier in a "Smurf" style attack on another host, by spoofing the connection request.
| CVE ID | CVE-1999-1066 |
|---|---|
| Severity | MEDIUM |
| CVSS score | 5.0 |
| CVSS vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 1999-12-22 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | Quake 1 server responds to an initial UDP game connection request with a large amount of traffic, which allows remote attackers to use the server as an amplifier in a "Smurf" style attack on another host, by spoofing the connection request. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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