Multiple Buffer Overflows in Overkill (0verkill) 0.15pre3: Local and Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities

CVE-2004-0238 · HIGH Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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.

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