CVE-2004-0238

0verkill vulnerability

CVSS

7.2

EPSS

5.2%

EPSS pct

92th

Exploited

No known

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.

Affected vendor

0verkill

Affected product

0verkill

CVSS vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Published

2004-11-23

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable with local access, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to confidentiality, complete impact to integrity, complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 5.2% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 92% of all scored CVEs.

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