PUBLISHED DATE: July 17, 2001CVE-1999-1569:
Denial of Service Vulnerability

Description

Quake 1 and NetQuake servers allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion or forced disconnection) via a flood of spoofed UDP connection packets, which exceeds the server's player limit.

Products

• Id Software Quake 1.9

Questions to Ask Vendors

1. Can you confirm whether your systems are affected by CVE-1999-1569, and if so, what steps are you currently taking to mitigate this vulnerability?
2. What is your estimated timeline for fully resolving CVE-1999-1569 in your products or services, and how will you communicate updates on this issue to us as your customer?

Recommended Actions

• Check out the advisory links provided below.

References

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1569