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CVE-2003-06491 exploit

Buffer overflow in xpcd-svga for xpcd 2.08 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long HOME environment variable.

Published 23 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.2
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.0%
percentile 64%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Buffer overflow in xpcd-svga for xpcd 2.08 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long HOME environment variable.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.04% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 64% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-22996 XPCD 2.0.8 - 'HOME Environment' Local Buffer Overflow · local · 2003-07-18

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.07.2AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

  • debian.org /security/2003/dsa-368 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • mandriva.com /security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:053 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MANDRAKE, x_transferred

Sources

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