Vulnerability Details CVE-2001-1553
Buffer overflow in setiathome for SETI@home 3.03, if installed setuid, could allow local users to execute arbitrary code via long command line options (1) socks_server, (2) socks_user, and (3) socks_passwd. NOTE: since the default configuration of setiathome is not setuid, perhaps this issue should not be included in CVE.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.001
EPSS Ranking 26.8%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v2 Score 4.6
References
Products affected by CVE-2001-1553
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cpe:2.3:a:university_of_california:seti_at_home:3.03