Multiple buffer overflows in golddig 2.0 and earlier allow local users to execute…
Priority LOW 22Published · 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 golddig 2.0 and earlier allow local users to execute arbitrary code via (1) a long map name command line argument or (2) a long username as recorded in the USER environment variable.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00437 38th 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:alexander_siegel:golddig:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0 | Vulnerable | Alexander Siegel |
- cpe:2.3:a:alexander_siegel:golddig:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·Alexander Siegel
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-0121
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9m9c-v62f-2wgh
References
More Alexander Siegel Golddig vulnerabilities
- TI-2000-00387 The makelev program in the golddig game from the FreeBSD ports collection allows local… CVSS 2.0LOW 2.1
Sources
- CVE-2005-0121 · CVE Program
- CVE-2005-0121 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9m9c-v62f-2wgh · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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