CVE-1999-1229: Id Software Quake 2 Server

Low severity, CVSS 2.1. EPSS: 0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Quake 2 server 3.13 on Linux does not properly check file permissions for the config.cfg configuration file, which allows local users to read arbitrary files via a symlink from config.cfg to the target file.

Affected products

• Id Software Quake 2 Server: up to and including 3.13

Published 1998-02-25. Last modified 2026-06-16.