TI-2001-01501 Aliases CVE-2001-1553 GHSA-67qg-fr69-72wp

Buffer overflow in setiathome for SETI@home 3.03, if installed setuid, could allow local…

LOW 21Published 2005-07-14 · Updated 2024-09-16

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00403 34th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:university_of_california:seti_at_home:3.03:::::::*	3.03	Vulnerable	University Of California

cpe:2.3:a:university_of_california:seti_at_home:3.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.03 Vulnerable ·University Of California

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2001-1553
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-67qg-fr69-72wp

References

Advisory 1

20011202 Vulnerability in SETI@home

TI-2003-01022 Buffer overflow in the SETI@home client 3.03 and other versions allows remote attackers… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5

Sources

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