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.
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http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=94589559631535&w=2 |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-01T17:02:53.701Z
Reserved: 2001-08-31T00:00:00
Link: CVE-1999-1066

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Status : Deferred
Published: 1999-12-22T05:00:00.000
Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193
Link: CVE-1999-1066

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