01 Record
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 environment variable in the (1) load_cfg and (2) save_cfg
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 5.15% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 92.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2004-03-18 05:00Z22 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-08 00:10Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2004-03-17
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 35903cbecd8aa8fd5435f65536011e6e79a6dc030ede7e6ff1063f3b3675daab
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- lists.grok.org.uk20040202 0verkill - little simple vulnerability.http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-February/016579.html
- marc.info20040202 0verkill - little simple vulnerability.http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107577335424509&w=2
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comoverkill-server-parsecommandline-bo(15000)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15000
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comoverkill-client-multiple-bo(14999)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14999
- www.securiteam.comhttp://www.securiteam.com/securitynews/5AP010KC0C.html
- www.securityfocus.com9550http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9550