CVE-2004-0074 EXPLOIT
4.6
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 1% (pctl 62)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Multiple buffer overflows in xsok 1.02 allows local users to gain privileges via (1) a long LANG environment variable, or (2) a long -xsokdir command line argument, a different vulnerability than CVE-2003-0949.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.6 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 0.99% — more likely to be exploited than 62% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2004-02-17 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| michael bischoff | xsok |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | XSOK 1.02 - '-xsokdir' Local Buffer Overflow Game | 2004-01-02 |
| exploit-db | XSOK 1.0 2 - 'LANG Environment' Local Buffer Overrun | 2003-12-30 |
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107307407027259&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107332542918529&w=2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9341
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9352
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14906
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14910
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107307407027259&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107332542918529&w=2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9341
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9352
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14906
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14910
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