VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2008-1994
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in (a) acon.c, (b) menu.c, and (c) child.c in Acon 1.0.5-5 through 1.0.5-7 allow local users to execute arbitrary code via (1) a long HOME environment variable or (2) a large number of terminal columns.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.46%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.46%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in (a) acon.c, (b) menu.c, and (c) child.c in Acon 1.0.5-5 through 1.0.5-7 allow local users to execute arbitrary code via (1) a long HOME environment variable or (2) a large number of terminal columns.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.46% probability · 39th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- ahmed abdel-hamid mohamed/acon
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=475733
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=476603
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29909Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28862
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41915
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=475733
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=476603
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29909Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28862
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41915
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.