CVE

Id
1046  
CVE No.
CVE-1999-1066  
Status
Candidate  
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.  
Phase
Proposed (20010912)  
Votes
MODIFY(1) Frech | NOOP(4) Christey, Cole, Foat, Wall  
Comments
Christey> This is apparently a problem with the connection protocol. | See BUGTRAQ:19980522 NetQuake Protocol problem resulting in smurf like effect. | URL:http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=90221101925989&w=2 | Frech> XF:quake-udp-connection-dos(7862)