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TI-2004-00207 Aliases CVE-2004-0238GHSA-68g7-f6pm-w964

Multiple buffer overflows in Overkill (0verkill) 0.15pre3 might allow local users to…

Priority MEDIUM 40Published · 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
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

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

Summary

Multiple buffer overflows in Overkill (0verkill) 0.15pre3 might allow local users to execute arbitrary code in the client via a long HOME environment variable in the (1) load_cfg and (2) save_cfg functions; possibly allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via long strings to (3) the send_message function; and, in the server, via (4) the parse_command_line function.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.05156 92nd 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:0verkill:0verkill:0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.16Vulnerable0verkill
  • cpe:2.3:a:0verkill:0verkill:0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.16 Vulnerable ·0verkill

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2004-0238
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-68g7-f6pm-w964

References

Other 3

Sources

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