CVE Catalog

CVE-2003-0269

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Buffer overflow in youbin allows local users to gain privileges via a long HOME environment variable.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated privileges on the system, potentially leading to unauthorized access to data or resources.

Recommendation

It is recommended to limit the length of the HOME environment variable and update youbin to the latest version to mitigate the buffer overflow risk.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in youbin allows local users to gain privileges via a long HOME environment variable.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS