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CVE-2004-0238
Multiple buffer overflows in Overkill (0verkill) 0.15pre3 might allow local users to execute arbitrary code in the client via a long HOME…
High7.2EPSS 5.2%
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Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 5.2% · top 7.5% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.2.
Weakness
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Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (6)
- 20040202 0verkill - little simple vulnerability. (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- 20040202 0verkill - little simple vulnerability. (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- overkill-server-parsecommandline-bo(15000) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- overkill-client-multiple-bo(14999) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- http://www.securiteam.com/securitynews/5AP010KC0C.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 9550 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
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