Buffer overflow in Eterm 0.9.2 allows local users to gain privileges via a long ETERMPATH environment variable.
Priority LOW 21Published · Updated
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 Eterm 0.9.2 allows local users to gain privileges via a long ETERMPATH environment variable.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00376 31st 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 · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:michael_jennings:eterm:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.9.1 | Vulnerable | Michael Jennings |
| cpe:2.3:a:michael_jennings:eterm:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.9.2 | Vulnerable | Michael Jennings |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.3 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
- cpe:2.3:a:michael_jennings:eterm:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.1 Vulnerable ·Michael Jennings
- cpe:2.3:a:michael_jennings:eterm:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.2 Vulnerable ·Michael Jennings
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2003-0382
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-76rc-w7g9-c6q2
References
Patch 1
Sources
- CVE-2003-0382 · CVE Program
- CVE-2003-0382 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-76rc-w7g9-c6q2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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