CVE Catalog

CVE-2003-0649

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

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

Risk Assessment

Exploitation of this vulnerability may lead to unauthorized access to the system and execution of malicious code by local users.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update xpcd to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and restrict access to the HOME environment variable.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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

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