CVE-2004-0238

Published Nov 23, 2004

Last updated 7 years ago

Overview

Description: Multiple buffer overflows in Overkill (0verkill) 0.15pre3 might allow local users to execute arbitrary code in the client via a long HOME environment variable in the (1) load_cfg and (2) save_cfg functions; possibly allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via long strings to (3) the send_message function; and, in the server, via (4) the parse_command_line function.
Source: cve@mitre.org
NVD status: Modified

Risk scores

CVSS 2.0

Type: Primary
Base score: 7.2
Impact score: 10
Exploitability score: 3.9
Vector string: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov: NVD-CWE-Other

Hype score: Not currently trending

Configurations

[
  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "negate": false,
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:0verkill:0verkill:0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "A9082D8E-C94D-4CDC-AF4F-2BB795D29054"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References