Description
Buffer overflow in setiathome for SETI@home 3.03, if installed setuid, could allow local users to execute arbitrary code via long command line options (1) socks_server, (2) socks_user, and (3) socks_passwd. NOTE: since the default configuration of setiathome is not setuid, perhaps this issue should not be included in CVE.
Published: 2005-07-14
Score: 4.6 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2001-1530 Buffer overflow in setiathome for SETI@home 3.03, if installed setuid, could allow local users to execute arbitrary code via long command line options (1) socks_server, (2) socks_user, and (3) socks_passwd. NOTE: since the default configuration of setiathome is not setuid, perhaps this issue should not be included in CVE.
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University Of California Seti At Home
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-09-16T23:30:56.331Z

Reserved: 2005-07-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2001-1553

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Status : Modified

Published: 2001-12-31T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2001-1553

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