CVE-2002-0770

Exp

Quake 2 (Q2) server 3.20 and 3.21 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive server cvar variables, obtain directory listings, and execute Q2 server admin commands via a client that does not expand "$" macros, which causes the server to expand the macros and leak the information, as demonstrated using "say $rcon_password."

Published: 2002-08-12 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2002-0770 is rated High Exploit Risk (67.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 5.53%, 92th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2002-0770

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
21450 exploit_db edb 2002-05-15 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-0770

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 5.18% 5.53% +0.35%
2 2025-08-02 3.00% 5.18% +2.18%
3 2025-03-30 — 3.00% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-0770

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2002-0770

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-0770

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
id_software quake_2i_server 3.20 cpe:2.3:a:id_software:quake_2i_server:3.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
id_software quake_2i_server 3.21 cpe:2.3:a:id_software:quake_2i_server:3.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-0770

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