Multiple buffer overflows in xsok 1.02 allows local users to gain privileges via (1) a…
Priority LOW 23Published · 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
Multiple buffer overflows in xsok 1.02 allows local users to gain privileges via (1) a long LANG environment variable, or (2) a long -xsokdir command line argument, a different vulnerability than CVE-2003-0949.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00993 62nd 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:michael_bischoff:xsok:1.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.02 | Vulnerable | Michael Bischoff |
- cpe:2.3:a:michael_bischoff:xsok:1.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.02 Vulnerable ·Michael Bischoff
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2004-0074
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jggx-7jmp-p9ff
More Michael Bischoff Xsok vulnerabilities
- TI-2003-00860 xsok 1.02 does not properly drop privileges before finding and executing the "gunzip"… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.6
Sources
- CVE-2004-0074 · CVE Program
- CVE-2004-0074 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jggx-7jmp-p9ff · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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