Vulnerability in Tim Mann Xboard
CVE-2004-2552
Buffer overflow in XBoard 4.2.7 and earlier might allow local users to execute arbitrary code via a long -icshost command line argument. NOTE: since the program is not setuid and not normally called from remote programs, there may not be a typical attack vector for the issue that crosses privilege boundaries. Therefore this may not be a vulnerability.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.6 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (49.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 50th percentile — 49.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Tim Mann Xboard — versions 4.2.1, 4.2.2, 4.2.3
References
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-03/0030.html (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list, Exploit)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15362 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/11016 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.osvdb.org/4123 (vdb-entry)