Buffer overflow in freesweep in Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 allows local users to gain "games"…
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 freesweep in Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 allows local users to gain "games" group privileges when processing environment variables.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00414 35th 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 · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:gus_and_psilord:freesweep:0.88:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.88 | Vulnerable | Gus And Psilord |
| cpe:2.3:a:gus_and_psilord:freesweep:0.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.90 | Vulnerable | Gus And Psilord |
- cpe:2.3:a:gus_and_psilord:freesweep:0.88:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.88 Vulnerable ·Gus And Psilord
- cpe:2.3:a:gus_and_psilord:freesweep:0.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.90 Vulnerable ·Gus And Psilord
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2003-0828
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j8p3-g4xh-44rp
References
Patch 1
Sources
- CVE-2003-0828 · CVE Program
- CVE-2003-0828 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j8p3-g4xh-44rp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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