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.

CVSS v2.0 7.2 HIGH

7.2^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

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

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=475733
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=476603
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28862
http://secunia.com/advisories/29909	Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41915

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ahmed_abdel-hamid_mohamed:acon:1.0.5-7:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ahmed_abdel-hamid_mohamed:acon:1.0.5-5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ahmed_abdel-hamid_mohamed:acon:1.0.5-6:::::::*

Information

Published : 2008-04-27 14:05

Updated : 2017-08-07 18:30

NVD link : CVE-2008-1994

Mitre link : CVE-2008-1994

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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Products Affected

ahmed_abdel-hamid_mohamed

acon

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